SuperBurrito
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Congrats! I look forward to your impressions.My bartok has finally arrived at the dealer ....
Congrats! I look forward to your impressions.My bartok has finally arrived at the dealer ....
My bartok has finally arrived at the dealer .... a mere 8 weeks after I placed the order. I should be able to get my hands on it by wednesday I think. This is by far the longest I have ever waited for a component but I’m hoping that this will be it ( at least for a while). In this time I’ve also picked up a used viva audio egoista 845 and Will pair it with the bartok. has anyone paired a tube amp with the bartok?
Did you get the DAC only version of the Bartok?
Be interesting to hear your comparison if you have the HP version.
And dont worry, you can always get the Rossini Clock if you need that little bit extra
I got the headphone version as i figured it would be easier to sell when and if i decide to upgrade to a Rossini. When i did some of my demos, my ranking in increasing order of preference was:
Bartok
Bartok + clock
Rossini
Rossini+clock
Will def post impressions once I've run thru the burn-in cycle
Ah good; and same ranking i had from my research. Although i added Vivaldi and Vivaldi+Clock to the bottom
Enjoy your Bartok, it really is a superb piece of HiFi equipment; and I look forward to hearing your updates.
I have heard the Bartok paired with the HPA-4. You definitely get more low end grunt. Interestingly this was evident not only for the Abyss 1266 which is hard to drive but also in the case of my FocalsI have a friend with a Benchmark HPA4 and after lockdown we were talking about trying it with the Bartok to see how it performed against the internal HP amp. I have read a few positive reports from people who have this setup.
But is the Luxman a step up from the HPA4... I hadn't read that it was...I have heard the Bartok paired with the HPA-4. You definitely get more low end grunt. Interestingly this was evident not only for the Abyss 1266 which is hard to drive but also in the case of my Focals
Where this gets tricky is for the price of a Benchmark HPA-4 you can get a barely used Luxman P750u.... choices choices
it's not so much as a step up, it's more a matter of taste....the point was in that price range, there's quite a few optionsBut is the Luxman a step up from the HPA4... I hadn't read that it was...
I'm wondering if someone can enlighten me about the sonic qualities of the usb dongle input. I am planning to use the Bartok offline, with a USB stick attached and navigation will be made on the front panel. All my music is 44.1-192 & DSD64-128 so I'm good on that front with the usb dongle input but does it sound as good as with the other inputs? Thanks in advance!
I'm wondering if someone can enlighten me about the sonic qualities of the usb dongle input. I am planning to use the Bartok offline, with a USB stick attached and navigation will be made on the front panel. All my music is 44.1-192 & DSD64-128 so I'm good on that front with the usb dongle input but does it sound as good as with the other inputs? Thanks in advance!
I actually need to test if the USB works as I've never tried it
This question has been asked before on the dCS forums and the best SQ is from Ethernet. This was the response from a dCS person.