[hafaxx]

Hi, I’ve got another question about the DAVE.
As music server and streamer I use an Aurender W20, which as a special feature has a dualwiring output over AES / EBU. Since the DAVE operates in dual data mode via its BNC inputs, my question is whether it is possible to connect these two devices via a corresponding cable/adapter in dualwiring or are there problems due to the different wave impedance of AES / EBU (110 Ohm) and SPDIF (75 Ohm). In addition, would it be interesting to see whether this type of cabling is associated with a quality gain compared to singlewiring variants? 

 

[DaveRedRef-III]

Thinking of upgrade my power cable of Dave, any recommendation?

I am a fan of Audience Au24 series cables for their musicality but not the lesser models which deliver lower power for disc players and Dacs. Something is lost there and so I think full blown cable is the only one To go for. 'musicality' is what I am looking for from a power cable. If it doesnt excel in musicality then I don't care what else it does.

A significantly cheaper alternative worth auditioning imo is the Isotek Evo3 Optimum cable. I think it represents good value considering the cost of some cables.

 

[esimms86]

High Fidelity Cables are pricey but excellent. They can be picked up for less money at Audiogon and their lower priced Reveal line of cables can be purchased new from HFC.

 

[bigfatpaulie]

Thinking of upgrade my power cable of Dave, any recommendation?

 
I would agree with High Fidelity Cables.  Of the limited selection I've tried they are the only ones that I could hear an appreciable difference with.

 

[Crgreen]

Just downloaded the latest TAS which contains a show report from CES. So far as I can tell, not a single mention of any Chord product. It's difficult to resist the inference that hi-fi politics is at play here. A great pity.

 

[romaz]

Just downloaded the latest TAS which contains a show report from CES. So far as I can tell, not a single mention of any Chord product. It's difficult to resist the inference that hi-fi politics is at play here. A great pity.

 
From what I recall Rob saying, none of the journalists at CES got to actually hear Blu Mk 2 + DAVE, which is a shame.  Since Hugo 2 was featured only with headphones in the Chord suite, it probably flew under TAS' radar.  Same thing with Poly.
 
Nonetheless, I agree with you.  Robert Harley's penchant towards Berkeley DACs has been evident for some time.  It's unclear to me if he's actually heard the Chord DAVE and I think that may be more the issue, I don't think many American journalists have spent quality time with the DAVE.  In Stereophile's Recommended DACs for 2016 (the 2017 list has not been published yet), for example, the Hugo TT made the list but DAVE did not.

 

[DaveRedRef-III]

It has to be politics because they only have to look at the specs of Dave over Hugo TT to know the outcome. They loved the TT as I recall.

 

[Crgreen]

   
From what I recall Rob saying, none of the journalists at CES got to actually hear Blu Mk 2 + DAVE, which is a shame.  

 
Really? Don't they have a pre-show period for journalists, or don't journalists listen with the rest of the public during the show? You'd have thought at least one journalist would want to listen to Chord's flagship product. Sounds might odd to me, especially at something like CES.

 

[7ryder]

   
Really? Don't they have a pre-show period for journalists, or don't journalists listen with the rest of the public during the show? You'd have thought at least one journalist would want to listen to Chord's flagship product. Sounds might odd to me, especially at something like CES.

CES isn't really considered much of an "audio" show anymore. From what I've been reading, audio journalists are more focused on the Berlin show as the BIG show.

 

[Crgreen]

But enough of an audio show for Chord and many others to turn up and for TAS to give it several pages of coverage.

 

[yamuling]

Kubala Sosna is very suitable for DAVE.

 

[rgs9200m]

Kubala Sosna is very very good for interconnects; I owned them (about 10 years back though, top of the line). But Stealth Indra was clearly the best (and Sakra even a little better, but Indra provides the Stealth magic).
The Stealth just gets to the heart of the sound, with astonishing speed and precision with something just eerily real about them.
 
For Power cables, I have always liked Shunyatas as the best (for 17 years now).
 
I did a lot of A/B testing, and the Stealth/Shunyata cable combination seemed to create the best synergy.

 

[jlbrach]

sipping some woodford reserve my favorite bourbon and listening to U2 on my Utopia's and my Dave...I was supposed to go out tonight to a jazz club with my girlfriend but it is freezing here in NYC so my girlfriend persuaded me to stay in.....not a bad way to make up for missing the jazz

 

[lovethatsound]

sipping some woodford reserve my favorite bourbon and listening to U2 on my Utopia's and my Dave...I was supposed to go out tonight to a jazz club with my girlfriend but it is freezing here in NYC so my girlfriend persuaded me to stay in.....not a bad way to make up for missing the jazz

So what are your impressions of the utopia with the Dave?

 

[Crgreen]

And what are your girlfriend's impressions of you spending Saturday night listening to music on headphones?