CHORD ELECTRONICS DAVE

[ubs28]

I do every day... wait, I work from home, lol!

 
Nice, I'm jealous. 

 

[ubs28]

Do you guys think that the HD 800 S does the Chord Dave justice or do I need to buy the Focal Utopia to hear what the Chord Dave is fully capable off? 

 

[Light - Man]

   
Nice, I'm jealous. 

 
A bit like this?..........................................................................................or more like this?

 

 

[ubs28]

   
A bit like this?..........................................................................................or more like this?

 

Neither really. It's great if someone can work from home all day. I wouldn't mind that myself But I'm happy with my job and don't feel envious.

 

[rkt31]

it may not be right for me to go into much detail but imho early CD master may not be having the compression but must have come from much lower resolution original digital master as compared to newer. now much higher resolution ( sample rate and bits ) is available along with better dither and src. so imho better CD master should be possible these days if the compression is kept in check. I myself converted some 24 bit 192 files into CD quality using iZotope 64bit src and iZotope ultra dither and the resulting CD quality file was extremely close to original 24bit 192 file.

 

[rkt31]

it may not be right for me to Igo into much detail but imho early CD master mat not be having the compression but must have come from much lower resolution original digital master as compared to newer. now much higher resolution ( sample rate and bits ) is available along with better dither and src. so imho better CD master should be possible these days if the compression is kept in check. I myself concerned some 24 bit 192 files into CD quality using iZotope 64bit src and iZotope ultra dither and the resulting CD quality file was extremely close to original 24bit 192 file.

 

[DaveRedRef-III]

Do any of you guys know the state of play regarding Chords proposed power amp range to link with DAVE's digital outputs?

I thought the first small power amp was testing some months ago. Maybe I have got it wrong.

 

[ubs28]

What do you guys also think of mono DAC from Esoteric for example (around $40.000) in comparison to the Chord Dave?

I was listening to these on the latest flagship speaker from B&W and it sounded really good. I didn't have the Chord Dave with me for direct comparison though.

 

[Rob Watts]

Do any of you guys know the state of play regarding Chords proposed power amp range to link with DAVE's digital outputs?

I thought the first small power amp was testing some months ago. Maybe I have got it wrong.

It's been delayed because of other projects. Dave's output stage came from the amp, but I need to re-do the prototype, with the lessons learned from Dave's development.. It is planned for 2017 though.
 
Rob

 

[EVOLVIST]

Evolvist
I must admit I do like much of that old tube compression on voices or instruments. Equally when it is pumped on a mix to add excitement. Analogue compression still sounds more natural to me. I think the problem with modern mastering techniques is that it can be overused to the point of losing the emotion of musicality. Dynamics are intrinsically linked to emotion and messing with them too much destroys the magic for me. The remaster of Van Morrisons - Healing Game is affected by this problem. It is not as destructive as Ryan Adams -Heartbreaker (sacd/cd) but something is lost. It is probably the reason Van cancelled the schedule to remaster all his albums part way through. Eventually I think many early CD masters will become collectors items. I suspect it will be a costly mistake in years to come for anyone to give away one of the more rare Doug Sax masterings.

Corrected: Van Morrison album I was referring to was 'The Healing Game' and not 'Back on top' which I originally referred to

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with some good ol' tube compression, yet of course with anything if it's used heavy-handed it kills the thing. A good juxtaposition is recordings by the Beatles vs the Kinks. Though both bands are not known for sonic masterpieces, regardless of song quality, the Beatles, or rather George Martin used tube compression more judiciously, as opposed to the Kinks who really destroyed their sound. To add insult to injury all of the Kinks multitracks from their PYE days were wiped. They don't exist, so there's no chance of going back and remixing.

Of course I mention the oldies because that's when tube compression really came into play for rock n roll. Though from my experience, even today, when instruments are compressed and limited during the recording phase the results are far less offensive than during the mastering phase.

 

[rgs9200m]

I've always wondered why there is no DSD from the early Kinks,while there is from the latter day releases. Thanks for that info.

 

[wmns]

I think that's right. If anyone's worked out how to access the display features with the remote, I'd be interested to know. I'd like to be able to switch between PCM and DSD using the remote.

Push the menu button followed by pushing the right arrow for a few seconds until the display blinks. This will switch between PCM and DSD. In my case it only works with the right button not the left one.

 

[NikonGuy]

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[Gomiki]

Do any of you guys know the state of play regarding Chords proposed power amp range to link with DAVE's digital outputs?

I thought the first small power amp was testing some months ago. Maybe I have got it wrong.

A retailer recommend is to use the new excellent Chord SPM 1050 MKII Power amp with the Chord DAVE. He say this combination will be awesome.

In fact is this combination....

[VIDEO]https://youtu.be/ZGujLm-5wUw[/VIDEO]

 

[Gomiki]

Do any of you guys know the state of play regarding Chords proposed power amp range to link with DAVE's digital outputs?

I thought the first small power amp was testing some months ago. Maybe I have got it wrong.

A retailer recommend is to use the new excellent Chord SPM 1050 MKII Power amp with the Chord DAVE. He say this combination will be awesome.

In fact this combination.... Is in a youtube video Munich High End Show 2016