[AppleheadMay]

Will do ... once I have a proper listen.
It will be nice to compare its headphone amp section to the P1-u and HA5000.
And the Dac section to the DA-200 of course.

 

[airs]

I'll post a comparison to the WA6 once my DP1 arrives on Monday.

 

[kstaken]

I was merely wondering if you can just cut the power line in the cable. Altering the unit would certainly be out of the question.  I've done this on the firewire cable for my Metric Halo ULN-2 and that works fine and brought a significant lowering of the noise floor. It sounds like in this case it won't work anyway, oh well.
 
This looks like a really nice piece. Is the headphone section truly good enough to displace a high end dedicated amp?
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I'm quite DIY savvy, but I've decided against either cracking open or electrically messing around w/ $3K pieces of kit that are still under full warranty

 

 

[leeperry]

I'll post a comparison to the WA6 once my DP1 arrives on Monday.

Let it burn-in for a few days/weeks. Judging the SQ out of the box might not reflect how it will sound after its caps and transistors will have reached their optimal "aging". Caps burn-in is very real, you can see oscilloscope measurements on diyaudio...pretty impressive changes I would say! Easy to find via google too if you're curious to see them.
 

I was merely wondering if you can just cut the power line in the cable. Altering the unit would certainly be out of the question.  I've done this on the firewire cable for my Metric Halo ULN-2 and that works fine and brought a significant lowering of the noise floor. It sounds like in this case it won't work anyway, oh well.
 
This looks like a really nice piece. Is the headphone section truly good enough to displace a high end dedicated amp?

 
Well, "don't fix it if it ain't broken" is becoming my motto

 
I'm all for a better shielded USB signal and all, but at this point I don't plan on cutting power wires or anything like that.
 

This looks like a really nice piece. Is the headphone section truly good enough to displace a high end dedicated amp?

 
"High end" is a rather subjective term. That guy I quoted on audiogon prefered the $3K Cavali headamp. "High End" goes from $300 for some ppl to $10K for others. One thing's for sure, it sounds wonderful when I plug ortho phones to it

 

[BournePerfect]

Subscribed. I've been looking for an end game rig for a while. Hopefully we can get some comparisons with the AGD dacs and Anedio before too long.
 
-Daniel

 

[OzarkTom]

Yes, DP1 sounds powerful with ortho phones. I saw somewhere the price on the S1 amp is $2495 and it matches the DP1 perfectly.

 

[OzarkTom]

I found the DP1 is sterile and dry sounding for about 24 hours. That short break-in period sure surprised me. It is sounding slightly better everyday.
 
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I'll post a comparison to the WA6 once my DP1 arrives on Monday.

 

 

[AppleheadMay]

Anyone heard the S1 yet?
I am "kind of" intersted in the amp. I have serious doubts about it being a Class D amp though. 
Class D reminds me of cold and sterile. I have a Marantz KI Pearl which sounds a bit warm and quite pleasant.

 

[leeperry]

 

 
I found the DP1 is sterile and dry sounding for about 24 hours. That short break-in period sure surprised me. It is sounding slightly better everyday

 
Yep, the OOTB experience can turn some heads...give it a month

 

[OzarkTom]

One more tip if you are using the DP1 on your two channel system. Actually this works under any speakers and other electronics. Vibration absorbing gel pads can make a tremendous difference in the sound, moreso than spikes or cones. Anthony Gallo is now sending them with their speakers and I have now tried them under everything. I keep searching where to buy more, but I cannot find them. I would like to see some that are 2 inch round and 1/2 inch thick.
 
No, do not go to Victoria's Secret and cut up those Very Sexy bras with the gel pads in them

 

[leeperry]

Personally, I always thought that isolation feet were über-snake oil, but I've built kludgy DIY ones using very thick felt discs, acoustic damping clay and dense rubber discs...and placebo or not, I'm very happy w/ the outcome

 

[AppleheadMay]

Placebo ...

 

[leeperry]

I don't listen to rock music, to me Placebo is that killer belgian funk band from the early 70's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RaeUN20sDE
 
I've listened to this tune more times than I could remember, the whole "Ball Of Eyes" album on the DP-1 is pure bliss really

 

[OzarkTom]

You will be very surprised if you use these gel pads, the best I have ever tried regardless of price.
 
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Personally, I always thought that isolation feet were über-snake oil, but I've built kludgy DIY ones using very thick felt discs, acoustic clay and dense rubber discs...and placebo or not, I'm very happy w/ the outcome

Another big improvement tonight was when I turned my integrated to full volume and just used  the DP1 as the preamp. This is a must trial if you use an integrated. The soundstage width got much wifer and with detail, especially on the vocals.
 
 

 

[DaveBSC]

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One more tip if you are using the DP1 on your two channel system. Actually this works under any speakers and other electronics. Vibration absorbing gel pads can make a tremendous difference in the sound, moreso than spikes or cones. Anthony Gallo is now sending them with their speakers and I have now tried them under everything. I keep searching where to buy more, but I cannot find them. I would like to see some that are 2 inch round and 1/2 inch thick.
 
No, do not go to Victoria's Secret and cut up those Very Sexy bras with the gel pads in them

Get some Herbies, Tenderfeet or Iso-cups. Very effective, and they won't cost you $800 like Stillpoints stuff.