To my ears this is the defining quality of the M-Dave combination and what makes it so special, unique and worth it. I wouldn't like to be without my blumk2.

Is this new capacitor board designed to be used in conjunction with a DC4/ARC6?

It's a standard Dave version of the DC4. The ARC6 is still in development and I will have the option to upgrade to ARC6 spec. as and when it becomes available (I don't think its to far away). It had been burning-in for 24h before I first tried it. I've been told the full burn-in process can take...

I've just taken the plunge and purchased a DC4 to go with my Dave. It's something that I've been considering for a while after reading the rave reviews on here, but I wasn't prepared to spend that amount of money without making the comparison first - fortunately Triode User very kindly helped me...

I have a BluMK2 with my DAVE and couldn't be happier. IMO the improvements are subtle and not night and day; I noticed straight away that piano, violins and lead guitar (when bending the strings) sounded more authentic, with added timbre. If the BluMK2 was taken out of my system, I'd miss it...

Yes, I fully appreciate that and tried it to see if the DAC on the STXII was holding things back, which as it turned out it was.

I've been an STXII user for a while, thinking that I was getting the best possible sound quality out of my Pc, but then I started to question this. I'm not knocking the STXII, it's a great sound card and I found it better than the Creative ones. I was feeding the analogue o/p into a decent...

Zenlisten - many thanks for the link to the review; I'll watch it tonight.

Thank you for your feedback, it's given me plenty to think about. The new DAC will be for a second system that I'm upgrading in my mancave and will be used for auditioning new music to play on my main hifi and computer gaming. The source is a Asus Xonar Essence STX11 Pc sound card which I...

Thanks

I'm considering buying an M-Scaler and Qutest combination and I looking through some reviews, I see one reviewer recommending that the Chord Hugo TT2 gives a better end result than the M-Scaler with Qutest, which kind of surprised me as I'm already familiar with the benefits that the M-Scaler...

I have recently switched from using Ipeng to control my Innuos Statement, to now using Roon and my favourite music has never sounded so good. Until reading the last few posts, I didn't realise there was any difference in the software and had put it down to my hifi breaking in more as it doesn't...

Thanks, I think I'll give it a trial.

I have an Innuos Statement that I control with Ipeng on my Ipad. I've just taken out a Tidal HiFi subscription that I use with Apple Music to be able to download and play hi-res tracks. I'm not familiar with Roon, so what are the benefits that a subscription will bring to my setup?

I had the opportunity to audition the Quadraspire QPLUS Reference Supports installed underneath a DAVE at a recent UK HiFi show. I was so impressed with the difference that they made (improved sound stage, more detail and better defined bass) that I've decided to go the whole hog and ordered an...

britneedadvice - I got the Statement in Jan from a well known dealer in Hull - I was told that it was the first retail batch to be received in the UK. I realise that Dr Sean Jacobs designed the PSU - what else does he do or offer?

I will be interested to read your comments on this comparison.

Another vote here for the Supra USB 2.0, which I use to connect my Innuos Statement to a Blu2. I prefer the characteristics of the Supra to the Chord Signature usb cable that I was using before.

I've had it confirmed by Innuos that the Statement will improve further - it will take about 200 hours to fully burn-in. Soundstage should open up and sound should became a bit smoother (their words not mine).

I collected the Innuos Statement yesterday and here are my first impressions. So the big question; was it worth the long wait?...………………...most definitely. I can't believe that my patience nearly ran out and that I was starting to consider alternatives. The dealer made the comment that compared...

Update: Just had a call from the dealer - my Innuos Statement has arrived :smile_phones: First one in the UK apparently. I'll collect it next Saturday and report back. Can't wait!

Just to make this clearer, I'm looking for a streamer that will feed into my Chord BluMk2 and DAVE. I have had a quick look at the TotalDAC product range and their server has a built in DAC which I don't need. Thanks for the suggestion.

I've had a Innuos Statement on order since it was first announced and shown in the UK last June and am still, patiently, waiting, with no sign of when the first deliveries are going to be. UK price is £9800, which is a lot of money, and I'm beginning to wonder, with the technology being over a...

STR-1 - I have the same Zenith SE/Blu2/DAVE front end (minus the tX-USBultra) and can't tell the difference between a cd and the same track ripped to wav. If your using the Zenith SE to do the ripping, then yes I could tell quite a difference. I now use dbpoweramp on a Pc to rip the wav file and...

Going back to this cd vs streaming/rip file quality, when I first contemplated getting a streamer, the concept was sold to me on the pretext that a ripped file should sound better than the same track on a cd because of the improved error correction when ripping. Back then all of my kit was Cyrus...