[Ricey20]

Ah, I think im going to buy a DA220 and a HagUSB XLR

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by Ricey20 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ah, I think im going to buy a DA220 and a HagUSB XLR

Are you getting one from For Sale, steal price for a great DAC?

 

[Ricey20]

Yup

 

[number1sixerfan]

I have really been eying the Stello DACs. This thread is not helping.

Does anyone know how well the HP100 mates with the DA100? I'm in the market for a new headphone amp and dac and I can't decide if I want to exclusively go with Stello, or get their dac and an opera or hr-2.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

From what I've read, great amp but might a bit more colored comparing to something like GS-1. IronDreamer reviewed DA100/HP100 combo in his DACs review, link should be somewhere in his sig. I personally use Stello with GS-1, and just love this combo, which btw matches greatly with W5000. Can't wait for new MOSFET modules to try.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

I'm only at the bottom of the first page, but have you considered the Apogee mini-DAC (it upsamples).

Here is a great review, and without USB can be found around your price. Be sure to read all the way through to the bottom: apogeedac

 

[KarateKid]

Is upsampling a good thing? Do all the DAC1s upsample?

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by KarateKid /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is upsampling a good thing? Do all the DAC1s upsample?

No.. Some are modified to be NOS dacs..

 

[KarateKid]

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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice /img/forum/go_quote.gif No.. Some are modified to be NOS dacs..

So upsampling is bad? Which DAC1s dont upsample? And why is upsampling bad, in simple terms? Does it "color" the presentation?

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

Up-sampling and re-clocking is one way to eliminate jitter, without having to upgrade the clock in the source.

 

[mrarroyo]

I ended up getting two, an Oritek 4.1 as my main dac. It is burning in, now it has about 85 hours of burn in. I also got a Lite Dac-AH and will do the passive mod.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

I ended up with an Apogee mini-DAC as my main DAC, and a HeadRoom Micro DAC portable as my backup DAC for home (iBasso D1 for portable).

The HR Micro DAC has about 30 hours on it (running since 3pm Sat) but the Apogee is well burned-in and on it's way. I have to say that so far the HeadRoom already surpasses the iBasso D1 DAC in it's fullness and depth, which is surprising considering that they use almost the same chipsets and the iBasso has over 1,000 hours on it. But, they do have different DAC opamps, and I have been rolling them in the D1 for the past week to find the best one. I'll have more on the way, and am looking for a LM6172 on a browndog DIP adapter if anyone has one

 

[basman]

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Originally Posted by number1sixerfan /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have really been eying the Stello DACs. This thread is not helping. Does anyone know how well the HP100 mates with the DA100? I'm in the market for a new headphone amp and dac and I can't decide if I want to exclusively go with Stello, or get their dac and an opera or hr-2.

That combo sounds good. I almost sell my MS2i until I acquired the DA100, now really love my MS2i.

 

[number1sixerfan]

Yea, the head-fier that sold me the HR-2 a stello and said the combo worked great together. Unfortunately I'm moving so I have to save my money for things like a dresser and couch. lol