[Mython]

  it would be great to have all previous content up converted.

 
 
I can understand many people (including me, to a certain extent) appreciating new performances being recorded in higher resolution, but why would you want existing content to be up-converted to a higher sample-rate file?
 
There's already far too much of this skullduggery being perpetrated by certain unscrupulous individuals in the so-called Hi-Res music industry.  Redbook upconverted to a higher sample rate does not magically improve the quality of the original recording.

 

[Whazzzup]

 

  it would be great to have all previous content up converted.

 
 
I can understand many people (including me, to a certain extent) appreciating new performances being recorded in higher resolution, but why would you want existing content to be up-converted to a higher sample-rate file?
 
There's already far too much of this skullduggery being perpetrated by certain unscrupulous individuals in the so-called Hi-Res music industry.  Redbook upconverted to a higher sample rate does not magically improve the quality of the original recording.

well then, thanks, im good to go then

 

[Mython]

Changing the topic, here's someone else's perspective on a topic many of us have grown familiar with, in various DAC threads, including those relating to Hugo and DAVE - namely, DSD, as a format (seems at least partially congruent with Rob's standpoint):
 
www.head-fi.org/t/647942/dsd-to-support-or-not

 

[DaveRedRef-III]

Would be nice to see Chord release a new Blu Reference Transport with all necessary digital connections to 176.4 kHz

 

[Deftone]

Good news for me. Just got the Dave.

My burn in setup. The hd600 is rocking with Dave Lolz.

8k dac with a £250 headphone lol
i love the madness, bet it sounds excellent.

 

[Beolab]

Very nice setup Mavwong with the cabeling and all

What headphones are you aiming at as the next step?

 

[bmichels]

Would be nice to see Chord release a new Blu Reference Transport with all necessary digital connections to 176.4 kHz

 
+1000000

 

[bmichels]

  8k dac with a £250 headphone lol
i love the madness, bet it sounds excellent.

 
It is his "burn in setup", not his listening set-up

 

[Mavwong]

My HEK no stock, bought together with the Dave.

Yes it's madness. Frankly speaking many overlook hd600 and I only referring to hd600 with front and back foam taken away. This is the most value for money dynamic hp after I audit and own many high low end hp. I SOLD All of them and only keep hd600. I only return to high end hp after I audit the HEK together with DAVE.

 

[DaveRedRef-III]

Maybe my ears are playing tricks on me but I would swear this Dave unit is continuing to improve on separation and bass control. 300 hour burn-in seems crazy but that's what it sounds like to me.

 

[V1pers]

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[Sonic77]

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Beautiful!

 

[bmichels]

Can you tell us how DAVE works with STAX amp/headphone ? good synergie ? 

 

[seeteeyou]

Since you just joined yesterday and still not allowed to post pictures yet, I hope that you don't mind your awesome pictures to be shown below:
 

 
BTW, Santa with Abyss on his head looked so fantabulous.

 

[V1pers]

Thanks for posting my pics 

 
Needless to say it has been a good Christmas, there really is a brilliant Synergy here between DAVE and the SR-009's, I actually turned it all off on Christmas Eve after a 5 hour session but couldn't go to sleep so I started it all up again for another 2 hours till 3am I certainly paid for it yesterday though.
 
I used to run a TT with this rig and with DAVE in the rig it really has jumped another level, I still think the TT is the sweet spot in the Chord range but the refinement and musicality that DAVE brings really is a large step up, it is just so effortless, as I found out you really can listen for hours and hours without any fatigue, you just want to listen more
 
I've been working through my all time favourite albums since getting DAVE, last night I listened to David Bowies 'Scary Monster's' an album I know really well but to use the old cliche I really did hear a lot of new information buried deep in the mix, but for me what DAVE brings is not all about extra detail but in the analogue way it presents the music, it just sounds so natural.
 
I run the LCD-3's as well to try the headphone section in DAVE, needless to say it was excellent, more weight and organic presentation thanks to the 3's, but I just missed the openess of the 009's so went back to them pretty quickly
 
Out seeing family today when in reality I just want to get home for another session as listening to my favourite albums really is like hearing them for the first time as in a lot of instances they sound like new recordings, this really is quite addictive 

 
I'll leave DAVE running all day though as although it has had around 150 hours on it I still think it will benefit from more.