[tim3320070]

I have the Audio-gd Ref-1 (love it!) and this: н¨ÍøÒ³ 1 is it's little brother. 8 PCM1704UK chips.

 

[mrarroyo]

There is a demo Monarchy in Audiogon for $750, it is an awesome sounding dac with a line stage.

 

[Currawong]

The Benchmark, Lavry and Apogee both have a very clinical sound, as one would expect from pro-audio gear. I've noticed people like this combined with tube amps, which have a warmer sound, to balance things out.

 

[pcf]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Currawong /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Benchmark, Lavry and Apogee both have a very clinical sound, as one would expect from pro-audio gear. I've noticed people like this combined with tube amps, which have a warmer sound, to balance things out.

That's how I use my DAC1pre and I never find it cold sounding.

 

[Wiza_Gab]

I decided to lower my budget and go with the Blue Dragon recabling of my HD-650's, a BlackGold interconnect and this combo : Pico DAC and Purity Audio KICAS Caliente, which seems very good, hope I'll get some comments on my choice (didnt order anything yet though)

 

[Lil' Knight]

Same here. I didn't find any treble harshness when using the DAC1 to feed my LD MKVI.

 

[axellone]

I believe that the dac1 is an perfect companion to the raptor!

 

[milkweg]

Quote:

Originally Posted by matanoosh /img/forum/go_quote.gif A clearly "studio" oriented device - bright, flat, boring and accurate.

How does "bright" and "flat" fit into the same sentence here? If it is bright then it is not flat. Anyway, a DAC should not color the sound in anyway so if it is flat and accurate then that is exactly what a good DAC should be. I've seen some people describe the EMU 0404 USB the same way and just shake my head. If you buy a DAC to color the sound then you are buying one for the wrong reason.