Christer
Headphoneus Supremus
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You have set yourself up to be record holder for only a few minutes or hours.
There are posters on the DAVE thread, who listen through expensive systems, and @Christer often mentions that a Chord dac does not sound as good as a different system with an eye watering price.
On a positive note, you now have to choose between a Blu2 and the linn/sennheiser system.
2018 will be expensive for you.
Hmm?
When and where did I often mention that "a Chord dac does not sound as good as a different system with an eye watering price."
I am not sure I ever said that?
I think you are misquoting me here.
As far as no compromise at all products like DAVE/BLU2 I have only heard DAVE/BLU2 via headphones and with headphones the combo can drive on its own like Utopias and HEKV2 I have often mentioned they are firmly in the SOTA class imho.
And even in combination with a separate headphone amp like WA33 for example the combo delivered some of the most accurate and resolving SQ I have ever heard.
I have not had the opportunity to compare DAVE/BLU2 to other highend DACs and in SOTA speaker systems and made no comments of how it compares with other systems with eye watering prices via speakers as far as I can remember?
The only Chord DAC I have criticised with speakers is my own HUGO, no other Chord DAC.
What I have said though,is that Chord dacs are not the only good sounding dacs on planet earth.
But it would not surprise me if DAVE/BLU2 is currently the best sounding dac combo both with speakers and headphones.
Correct me if my memory serves me wrong.
PS Just back in civilization after some weeks staying in a jungle bungalow with NO RF inducing things like TVs, fridges or such,where my DAC Headphone combos sounded very nice indeed, by the way.
Tomorrow I am ready for a live concert again.
Cheers Christer