Reviews by whitedragem

whitedragem

500+ Head-Fier
Audio-gd NFB-3.1
Pros: probably didn’t cost you much (vs what you actually bought- exceptional value!!)
still worth using (2022)
remember that being a ‘Non-Feedback’ design means it WILL NOT [b]benchmark[/b] as well as ‘Feedback topologies’ (the majority of the market now)
this has extensive ‘class A’ design as a backbone.. vs a Topping D90 ‘might’ be the reason I’d lean on this equipment as the ‘goto’ DAC..
Cons: You have ‘no idea’ what you might have, sound wise, as some DAC makers move quickly and release a ‘few’ models; having a lot of threads filled with praise regarding any specific unit becomes a rarer thing…
-that being said- this is a ‘you beaut’ magic DAC.. (and doesn’t have the ‘tinnyness’ of something like the DAC Magic (Wolfson DAC also))

This isn’t a ‘review’- more so a chance to see ‘whats inside the box’..
I have this unit installed (presently resting on my regular ‘goto’ Burson DAC) and it sounds great - not a ‘con’ in the slightest, just want to keep the ‘body’ of this post, below, sharing ‘happy snaps’
Greets; I often find a ‘lack of’ internal shots for products I am researching.,

This DAC was first bought by myself. second hand, for a mates two channel rig.
The day I was picking it up and dropping it off (a five minute drive) I didn’t get a chance to rip open the case and inspect inside…
here we are, years later- my friend having purchased an upgrade (rather than a ‘sidegrade’ or downgrade, both very possible as this is a very nice sounding DAC), presently using a Denefrips R2R design…
This lil beauty having sat around for a half year or so, I figured it is time to find her a new home..
(oh, and, snap her insides whilst she lies naked in my lap).. (“snap” is a photography term for “to shoot” or “take ones picture”; in all honesty the build and weight of this DAC prevent me from causing harm.. but it is fair if the Zombie Apocalypse hits, this ‘brick’ will hold them at bay long enough to eat that last twinkie)

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