Just browsing this DAVE forum and realised I haven't posted since January when I bought a new DAVE. All I can say is I'm still very, very pleased with my choice. It seems to fit in so well with my Pathos Inpol Ear and Focal Utopias and I've just been enjoying listening to my musical choice in a...

Don't mind if it does take a while as it took me two years to save up enough for the DAVE. I do hope that out of the box like the DAVE you don't need to spend loads extra just to get a decent link. By that recent interview it does sound tempting though.

Having watched the video it would appear a DAVE Scaler is on it's way, good news for me who was never tempted to buy the M Scaler due to the price of the cables etc. Do members think it will come out without the need for expensive cables? With a bit of luck I'll have saved up enough money to buy...

Well said, since buying the DAVE in preference to the Mola Mola Tambaqui I have just spent all my time re-listening and really enjoying all of my music content. It makes me smile when I listen to a track that has been my favourite for 30 plus years because the whole presentation is just alive...

I had one on loan for a while, at the same time I contacted Sevenoaks who very kindly let me try a DAVE out. For quite a few days I tried them back to back and in all honesty couldn't decide which one I preferred each had it's own merits, my music choice is blues/rock and real rhythm and blues...

I am very happy with my Aries G1 streamer it provides a superb and faultless source for my Amazon music content. It is as an important part of my system as the DAVE it feeds then to my Inpol Ear then Utopia's Can't see myself changing this set up for quite some time.

Not sure if this is of any help but I recently had a Mola Mola Tanbaquie on trial for a few days, I've been considering buying a DAVE so I phoned Sevenoaks who very kindly sent me a new DAVE to try. For about 4 days I listened to both and it was a very close run thing for me. I listen to mainly...

I've read through your post with great interest as I have just bought some Lazuli Reference cables for my OG Utopia's that I bought mid 2022 so late production original headphones. I bought a Moon Audio Silver Dragon cable for them and like that cable a lot. But I also felt the need to try the...

I bought them from Watford Valves here in the UK. I bought a matched pair and have been very pleased. Watford Valves have been going for ages, every member of my band bought valves from them for their tube guitar amps as I did too.

I agree the Utopia's do sound excellent with the Inpol Ear. I bought a new pair mid 2022 and have been using the Moon Audio Silver Dragon cable with them but have just purchased the Danacable Lazuli Reference cable they haven't 'burnt in' yet so can't really draw any conclusions yet. I changed...

Unfortunately not.

I did but without a serial number they couldn't it was an expensive cable. it has REAN on the small jacks.

I bought this cable some time ago and have forgotten it's model it was for my Focal Stellia's anyone able to throw any light on what it is and cost. 2 metres long I would like to sell it but can't remember anything about it.

I run my 2022 Utopia's through a DAVE then Pathos Inpol Ear I have changed the Valves to the Russian Reflector type on the Pathos and love the sound. At the moment I have Moon Audio Silver Dragon cables but have bought a set of Danacables Lanzuli Reference just to see if there's a difference.

I have a Sony JB940 minidisc and a DTC 750 DAT left over from my small recording studio my band had. Both in perfect condition with loads of my band recordings on them

For sale my excellent Qutest set up like new

For sale my Focal Arche about two years old but hasn't been used due to upgrade for some time. I have the original box etc

For sale my set of Focal Stellia closed cup headphones. In very good condition with original box etc which I bought brand new in 2021. The French dealer sent off the warranty for me too. Also included is a 4 pin XLR Moon Audio Black Dragon cable (about £600 after duty etc) my cat has chewed part...

Yes the HDCD's require a particular chipset in the CD DAC/ transport to get the best out of them, but UHQCD's are slightly different and come across well with any decent transport. But like I say not really noticed any real difference.

I have a large collection of HDCD's and UHQCD's that I play through a Cyrus CDt XR CD transport so you could say pretty decent. I have yet to notice the difference of one of these Cd's and the same track played through my Auralic Aries G1 trust me I have tried. The only reason I added a CD to my...

Me too, I had them both at home on test for three days and couldn't really decide which I preferred. On the final day I decided the DAVE just had the edge with separation/detail. So it was down to who could do the best deal but I had a slight bias towards the DAVE so when I was offered a good...

Yes and let's hope it can use standard interconnects rather than the rather expensive ones the current one uses. With luck I'll have saved up enough money to buy the next version.

Are you sure about the pric, cheapest I've seen an Aries G1 is £1300 and that's still a bargain

I agree, originally I was streaming my Amazon HD through a new iPad I then bought an Auralic Aries G1 and will never look back superb bit of kit.

I've just upgraded from a Qutest to a DAVE and in all honesty the music you hear is so good I'm not in any hurry to buy such things as the M Scaler and the expensive leads. One thing I'll probably do in the future is maybe the Farad power supply. I've no doubt people will want to go down the...