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Dec 10, 2015 at 9:34 AM Post #931 of 25,861
So would I rkt31
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 10:03 AM Post #932 of 25,861
daveredref-iii said:
There are times in life when I am truly thankful for a special experience that touches my heart. Even as I am running this piece of equipment in I am already aware of its special way with music. It casts an emotional spell as soon as the music starts. It is not like anything I have experienced in digital hifi before. This is why I go to see live performances and now the same emotion is here in my listening room whenever I want. I feel privileged to be honest.

This is so special an audiophile moment for me that I have begun to record my thoughts during the burn in process, if only to mark the occasion. (I am already past 4 pages of notes.)

DAVE just connects you to the performance. The drama is almost humbling. All these great musicians pouring out their emotion into your room.

So far I have been having a 20 hour total Classical binge! This from someone who has hardly bothered with classical since digital arrived. :) With Dave the Violin is my new favourite instrument. My goodness Red Book sounds good through DAVE.

(I need sleep)

Thank you Rob Watts for your diligent work and ingenuity.
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That's great to hear – thanks, Dave!
 
Sounds like DAVE is a no-brainer for those who can afford it. I will have to wait till January for my own music-listening epiphany with it.
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 10:37 AM Post #933 of 25,861
daveredref-iii said:
There are times in life when I am truly thankful for a special experience that touches my heart. Even as I am running this piece of equipment in I am already aware of its special way with music. It casts an emotional spell as soon as the music starts. It is not like anything I have experienced in digital hifi before. This is why I go to see live performances and now the same emotion is here in my listening room whenever I want. I feel privileged to be honest.

This is so special an audiophile moment for me that I have begun to record my thoughts during the burn in process, if only to mark the occasion. (I am already past 4 pages of notes.)

DAVE just connects you to the performance. The drama is almost humbling. All these great musicians pouring out their emotion into your room.

So far I have been having a 20 hour total Classical binge! This from someone who has hardly bothered with classical since digital arrived. :) With Dave the Violin is my new favourite instrument. My goodness Red Book sounds good through DAVE.

(I need sleep)

Thank you Rob Watts for your diligent work and ingenuity.
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Very positive and promissing.  I should be able to hear DAVE very soon. I am looking forward to it :)
 
--> What CD-Player and what HighRes player are you using with DAVE ?  What HEADPHONE ? 
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 10:43 AM Post #934 of 25,861
daveredref-iii said:
There are times in life when I am truly thankful for a special experience that touches my heart. Even as I am running this piece of equipment in I am already aware of its special way with music. It casts an emotional spell as soon as the music starts. It is not like anything I have experienced in digital hifi before. This is why I go to see live performances and now the same emotion is here in my listening room whenever I want. I feel privileged to be honest.

This is so special an audiophile moment for me that I have begun to record my thoughts during the burn in process, if only to mark the occasion. (I am already past 4 pages of notes.)

DAVE just connects you to the performance. The drama is almost humbling. All these great musicians pouring out their emotion into your room.

So far I have been having a 20 hour total Classical binge! This from someone who has hardly bothered with classical since digital arrived. :) With Dave the Violin is my new favourite instrument. My goodness Red Book sounds good through DAVE.

(I need sleep)

Thank you Rob Watts for your diligent work and ingenuity.
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Great!
What country are you in?, if you don't mind letting us know.
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 10:46 AM Post #935 of 25,861
sonic77 said:
  Great!
What country are you in?, if you don't mind letting us know.
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...and county, borough, road, house number, acceptable visiting hours, preferred means of bribery... that kind of thing
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Dec 10, 2015 at 10:49 AM Post #936 of 25,861
mython said:
   
...and county, borough, road, house number, acceptable visiting hours, preferred means of bribery... that kind of thing
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​and can we all come round for Christmas, etc!! 
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How did you manage to get yours so soon? my dealer is still waiting for his dem unit
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 11:00 AM Post #938 of 25,861
sonic77 said:
 
mython said:
   
...and county, borough, road, house number, acceptable visiting hours, preferred means of bribery... that kind of thing
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Ha!
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Don't tell me that also hadn't crossed your mind!
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....but seriously, though, Dave did receive his DAVE pretty quickly, and good luck to him, as he is clearly a loyal Chord customer
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Dec 10, 2015 at 11:21 AM Post #939 of 25,861
I have my Dave on order and will receive it sooner or later, the one thing I was asked, when I ordered it was, what color do you want black or silver? I said I prefer black if there is no delay, if there would be a delay send the silver. My system is all black, but it doesn't make a difference to me, only the sound matters with this one.
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Dec 10, 2015 at 11:34 AM Post #940 of 25,861
In answer to questions I ordered fairly early, UK based, have good contacts and I am a longstanding Chord client. We are full for Christmas unfortunately. :)
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 11:35 AM Post #941 of 25,861
Forgot to say I am not using HiRes kit. Sticking with red book for the time being.
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 11:46 AM Post #942 of 25,861
daveredref-iii said:
Forgot to say I am not using HiRes kit. Sticking with red book for the time being.
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AH... :wink:  
 
would you mind telling us what headphone are you using so succesfully with DAVE ?  Do you use DAVE internal headphone amp or do you use an external headphone Amp ?
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20 PM Post #943 of 25,861
I mentioned earlier on the thread that I rarely use headphones. I prefer to listen via loudspeakers. Sorry I cannot help.

Edit: The speakers are Sonus Faber Olympica III btw. From early impressions I think their silk dome tweeter is well matched to the detail of Dave. I favour silk dome tweeters much in the same way people prefer the sound of vinyl.
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 12:22 PM Post #944 of 25,861

Congrats on the new baby, Dave, (or new baby Dave) and thrilled to hear it's delivering everything you were looking for!  Have a very musical Xmas!
 
Keep us in the loop as you learn more.  After all, a vicarious Dave is the closest many of us will come!
 
John
 
Dec 10, 2015 at 12:32 PM Post #945 of 25,861
daveredref-iii said:
I favour silk dome tweeters much in the same way people prefer the sound of vinyl.
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I like silk domes, too.
 
I chose a pair of Scanspeak D2900s (can't remember if they were 9500 or 9300 variant) when I built my stand-mount loudspeakers, 20 yrs ago. Not 'high-end' but no slouches at all!
 
Even these middle-priced (by Scanspeak standards) tweeters portray brushed cymbals beautifully...
 
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