Agree, they are wedded to the idea of the SMPS. I am a DC4 convert, made a huge difference, but I guess for a true comparison we should be comparing a DC4'ed Dave to a Dave with a £5.5k SMPS. (if there i such a thing!)

LOL! Yes had a very similar experience recently, but I must admit I was a little reticent to post about it for fear of ridicule! :) I changed stock fuse in my amp to purple fuse. Amazed at the difference, and being an electrical engineer, it sort made me question my whole understanding of the...

Just to add my experience, I was an early adopter of the MScaler, paying my deposit prior to release date (after home demoing the BluMk2). I have owned it for around 4 years and used it with several digital sources I owned over that period of time, Auralic, Melco, Innuos and Antipodes to name a...

I have paid much attention to my mains. I have a dedicated audio consumer unit, complete with separate earth, with a single radial circuit in specialist screened 'hi fi' mains to a furtech rhodium outlet, AQ hurricane into AQ Niagara 5000, with another AQ Hurricane to the DAVE. Any even then...

What CDT are you using? My CDT has an input for an external world clock, but I thought as the DAVE nor the HMS have a clock input, it would be a waste, but is this correct?

Wow, good to know. I feel an email to Sean J is required.

I listen 95% of the time with speakers, very occasionally I will use headphones. I think you are right, but not being an experienced head phone user, I am probably not best placed to comment.

So the leap from DC4 to arc6 is not subtle? Dam, where does this rabbit hole end?? :( I am sure Sean use to list the price for a DC4 to ARC6 upgrade but I cant see it now.

I was about to post my experience, comparing for the first time since I bought my transport and DC4, a solo Dave v HMS +Dave, following on from a comment, I think by @801evan, that with a good transport Dave may sound better. Well to cut a long story short, I still preferred the HMS...

I only have the standard DC4 but my experience was remarkably similar, you now have me lusting after the arc6 upgrade though! Only thing that I would add, is in my case, with mscaler, Dave and dc4 plus cables I am not far off a £20k dac setup. Obviously I have build this up gradually over time...

Yes that’s weird. When I was using optical it was with an original auralic Aries, and later the G1. Is there anyway you can borrow a different source just to check?

that post was interesting, but the complete opposite to my own experience. Without fail, the cheap plastic ‘free’ type toslink cable always supported 192 on my Dave, and hms with no issues, rock solid. Where as my aq diamond and qed reference, both glass, precision polished etc, would only ever...

I would love to hear the Farad v a DC4. Anyone fancy a trip to Sunny Porthcawl with their DAVE and Farad? Compare to my DAVE and DC4. (The Farads looks an easier option to transport, the DC4 is big!) Free unlimited drinks of choice will be supplied!! Or has anyone already done this? Be great to...

I am also intrigued by this comment, I may actually give this a try, tonight!

I have previously delved very deep down the file based playback rabbit hole. I ended up with a horribly convoluted audio chain, from back to back Ethernet switches separated by fibre, then into an audiophile switch, then via a filter into a server, then into a renderer, then into a re-clocker...

Thanks for the reply! Funnily enough that was why I was asking as I’ve been contemplating changing out my mscaler for an mu1, or do I wait for the new Dave mscaler? I have noticed a few people have made this switch, including yourself I presume? But most were using the usb input into the...

Does anyone use AES input on the Dave? Specs say maximum input is 96kHz, but just wondering if anyone has tried 192 and whether it works?

I use to be an ‘optical man’ I tried many different cables, I finally settled on an AQ diamond, I felt it did make a difference, quite expensive for an optical cable, mind circa £400 I think. One strange thing I noticed though, and almost without exception, the cheap plastic type cables allowed...

I used REW, and initially e-mailed the results to GIK, along with pictures and room dimensions, they then suggested what and where the most appropriate treatments should go. But you can also interpret the various graphs and charts yourself and deduce what type of treatment you need. And make it...

Yes I agree about the sub. I have used two Sub Woofers for some time now in my setup. In my view they are essential, not just for digging deeper, but more importantly, if set up correctly, flattening out the frequency response, which in turn has huge overall benefits.

I agree there is nothing broken With the format itself, in fact my recent experience is indicating that even redbook cd is capable of incredible things, so the analogue to digital process works very well! The issue lies in the digital to analogue conversion. It appears it is very difficult and...

Well, taking on board your comments, I give in to my urge and had a quick listen last night. There are few things more clichéd that a man buying a piece audio equipment, then, same man, taking to forums and telling everyone how wonderful it is, night and day blah blah, so I won't! I would just...

Just the dc4 I am afraid. :( Times are hard! any views on how long it takes to burn in. I installed it earlier and left it running, but have not listened to it yet!

Seeing as we are on the subject of power, my wife just text me to say that a rather heavy DC4 shaped box has arrived for me. I need to get the screw driver and allan key set out then! Wish me luck!!

Yes I have had the 1000 (now replaced by the 1200 I think) plus I now own the 5000. I home demoed a few other brands in similar price brackets, I rate the whole Niagara range very highly along with the AQ power leads.