gunwale
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i am still waiting for tomahawk.. which got delayed till end of the month. based on the review it's really tempting to get ares
Oh if you talk about value for money, Ares for me is the clear winner. Hands down.
So if the simultaneous inputs are not needed then sound-wise Singxer SU-1 does not add anyrhing?
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I'll be honest, I can easily hear more differences with transducers and amplifiers than DACs. Having said that, I am more picky with DAC when using my HD800 SD. Not so much with my HD650 or PM-2.
My Ares just arrived yestedary, and the first impressions are really very good... Connected to Audio-GD NFB-1AMP and Audez'e LCD-4 makes an impressive sounding rig.
May i know wats your dac before Ares?
An NFB-1DAC. Very good Sabre implementation... Write my impressions in some days.
I started with Ares, the first thing I noticed was the way in which it returns the sound message, very smooth without any frequency which predominates over the other, never tiring but in the meantime, very detailed, very nuanced than with other dac (eg Gustard X20) they can not see.
To conclude this brief review I can only say that the Ares is an excellent dac, very well built like a tank, with an unbeatable value for money.
I did not think precisely that Ares could compete with a giant like Mark Levinson, however that's it, more I listen to them and more I am convinced of what I wrote.
During the plays I also made a comparison with another my dac, Gustard X20U and with a dac of a friend of mine, Holo Spring level one, very similar technology as well since it is a R2R ladder dac. Well, the Gustard, unfortunately for me, is less on each parameter to Ares, impractical comparison.
In the end I can say that both are two excellent dac, if there wasn't Ares I definitely bought a Holo Spring, but Ares exists.
Ares has on his side which costs about one-third of Holo Spring, Ares sounds a little better, so the choice for those who want to buy a R2R dac without spending a fortune seems to be required.
Hi all,
many times lurker, first time poster here. Very interesting product and discussion - many thanks for sharing your impressions.
I listen to mostly classical and jazz on the MF M1(Intona+Regen+XSpdif on XLR) - SPL Auditor - Gen1 Beyer T1. I have been contemplating upgrading my MF M1 to something substantially more refined and probably more 'fatter' or ever so slightly darker sounding. So lately was thinking of auditioning e.g Audiobytes' Black Dragon(?), but now having had some impression on Denafrips, started having second thoughts -just maybe I should try Ares instead?
Question is - would Ares sound slightly rounded or 'analog' than the M1? Or maybe someone has had some impressions between Ares and Black Dragon? The price difference between Black Dragon and Ares is of course more than double.. I'm aware these are completely different dacs technically. Choices, choices..
Thanks for your thoughts folks and keep the thread alive.
Regards,
Tee