CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

[raypin]

But but but I HAVE it!!!!!

Mm..lol!

 

[miketlse]

But but but I HAVE it!!!!!

Yes, and your posts regarding Blu2 are a high point on the Chord threads at the moment.

 

[Triode User]

Having listened to the Blu2 m-scaler with DAVE I would not say the improvement is subtle. It is almost as big a jump as DAVE was when it was first launched.

The soundstage is massive and the depth with instrument,vocal placement is enhanced considerably. Overall there is a super smooth, fatigue free analog feel to the sound.

Very impressive.

Exactly, yes, just what I have been saying. Yes folks, Blu2 + Dave is Dave x 2 in terms of sound quality.

 

[Hummer25]

It would be nice if the m-scaler technology could be incorporated into DAVE even if it meant a bigger unit.

Nice your using Spendor SP100,s Triode User. I use SP2,s myself as I only have a small room but they still sound superb.

 

[Triode User]

It would be nice if the m-scaler technology could be incorporated into DAVE even if it meant a bigger unit.

Nice your using Spendor SP100,s Triode User. I use SP2,s myself as I only have a small room but they still sound superb.

Nice to hear of a fellow Spendor user. In my own little way using 25 year old speakers is flying in the face of a throw away society. Oh, and they still sound amazing.

 

[raypin]

Exactly, yes, just what I have been saying. Yes folks, Blu2 + Dave is Dave x 2 in terms of sound quality.

Mm...I briefly auditoned the Chord Dave + Blu II during CanJam Singapore 2017.......connected to the Audeze LCD XC. Spectacular. I was totally surprised at how good it sounded considering that it was a closed-back. It was unlike any closed-backed headphone I've ever heard.

 

[Hummer25]

Nice to hear of a fellow Spendor user. In my own little way using 25 year old speakers is flying in the face of a throw away society. Oh, and they still sound amazing.

If you throw them away let me know. Nice to see a system with cutting edge digital playing through old school speakers. I. Bet it sounds sublime!

 

[Triode User]

Mm...I briefly auditoned the Chord Dave + Blu II during CanJam Singapore 2017.......connected to the Audeze LCD XC. Spectacular. I was totally surprised at how good it sounded considering that it was a closed-back. It was unlike any closed-backed headphone I've ever heard.

Yes, but was it the headphones or the Blu2 that you were really hearing? . . . . . . . . . .

 

[miketlse]

It would be nice if the m-scaler technology could be incorporated into DAVE even if it meant a bigger unit.

Nice, but impossible with the current technology. https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/chord-electronics-dave.766517/page-438#post-13150786
@Rob Watts has also posted about the issues caused by co-locating the M Scaler in the DAVE case, but I cannot find the post.

 

[flummoxed]

Hi Rob,

I would appreciate your thoughts on feeding a Dave or Hugo TT with something like a MUTEC MC-3+USB plus possibly their new REF 10 Master-clock?

There is a lot of discussion on the various forums on the use of so called re-clockers like the Upton ISO REGEN etc.

Thanks in advance

 

[Rob Watts]

Short answer is don't bother...

 

[rkt31]

a query for rob . m scalar does a great job of upsampling red book to 16x but almost all the red book files have already gone through downsampling . does that mean downsampling algorithm currently being used are not so bad as upsampling algorithm ( other than in m scalar )?

 

[Rob Watts]

Yes the down-sampling creates transient timing errors through aliasing; but the up-sampling process creates many times more errors - it's much more serious. Reconstruction is much more difficult than decimation.

 

[tunes]

What is the best speakers anyone has heard paired with the DAVE with or without the M scaler powered or unpowered??

Is an amp needed to drive speakers with enough bass slam direct from the DAVE?

Has anyone heard the Omega 7XRS speakers driven directly from a DAVE? Looking for the purest full range speaker output without an intervening amplifier.

 

[twsmith]

This may be a little "off-topic" for the more recent posts on this thread, but I'm curious to know where in the US have people been purchasing their DAVEs. I have the impression that the DAVE is not widely available (or not at all) through on-line retailers. Although I'm sure there are some local Chord dealers in the US around that have DAVEs in stock, they seem to be difficult to locate (at least through web searches) and even then, these shops may be very difficult for people to visit who live at some distance from them.