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Finding a DAC for the Cavalli Liquid Carbon. Only Four Months to Go.
Oct 18, 2015 at 9:58 PM Post #1,351 of 1,423
Sure, thanks, just being curious, maybe I'll get to hear some AK and Chord gear at the Stamford meet.
 
Oct 19, 2015 at 3:08 PM Post #1,352 of 1,423
Ordered my liquid carbon last week. I am also looking for a nice transportable (not portable) dac. This one grabbed my attention:
 
http://www.stoneracoustics.com/EGD
 
Looks very promising. ESS9018AQ2M based, XLR out, DSD capable, USB powered, compact etc. Not sure when it's available but should be "soon".
 
Scanspeakman 
 
Oct 19, 2015 at 4:05 PM Post #1,353 of 1,423
scanspeakman1 said:
  Ordered my liquid carbon last week. I am also looking for a nice transportable (not portable) dac. This one grabbed my attention:
 
http://www.stoneracoustics.com/EGD
 
Looks very promising. ESS9018AQ2M based, XLR out, DSD capable, USB powered, compact etc. Not sure when it's available but should be "soon".
 
Scanspeakman 
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Doesn't look too shabby. Do you know the release date and what the expected pricing is? My bad if I missed that info on the website.
 
The Schiit Bifrost Multibit might be worth a look too if the pricing is competitive, from memory it only has single ended output but with the Liquid Carbon specifically that isn't going to be an issue -- the performance feeding SE and balanced cables into the unit is apparently identical due to the phase splitter on the inputs.
 
Oct 19, 2015 at 4:21 PM Post #1,354 of 1,423
f0oster said:
  Doesn't look too shabby. Do you know the release date and what the expected pricing is? My bad if I missed that info on the website.
 
The Schiit Bifrost Multibit might be worth a look too if the pricing is competitive, from memory it only has single ended output but with the Liquid Carbon specifically that isn't going to be an issue -- the performance feeding SE and balanced cables into the unit is apparently identical due to the phase splitter on the inputs.
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I asked the designer via email and it is not definitive so I do not feel at liberty to post that info here. All I can say is "soon" and "a-little-more-then-bifrost-without-multibit-ish". To me it sounds really interesting especially since his UD120 dac already sounds great for its size and price.


Scanspeakman 
 
Oct 19, 2015 at 4:27 PM Post #1,355 of 1,423
scanspeakman1 said:
  Ordered my liquid carbon last week. I am also looking for a nice transportable (not portable) dac. This one grabbed my attention:
 
http://www.stoneracoustics.com/EGD
 
Looks very promising. ESS9018AQ2M based, XLR out, DSD capable, USB powered, compact etc. Not sure when it's available but should be "soon".
 
Scanspeakman 
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Interesting. That does look like a good match for the LC...in looks and specs. Keeping my eye on that one. 
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Oct 20, 2015 at 7:11 AM Post #1,356 of 1,423
scanspeakman1 said:
Ordered my liquid carbon last week. I am also looking for a nice transportable (not portable) dac. This one grabbed my attention:

http://www.stoneracoustics.com/EGD

Looks very promising. ESS9018AQ2M based, XLR out, DSD capable, USB powered, compact etc. Not sure when it's available but should be "soon".

Scanspeakman 
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Looks very nice.
 
Oct 21, 2015 at 6:01 AM Post #1,357 of 1,423
Now i'm split, i was leaning towards Emotiva Stealth 1, the shipping cost annoyed me. The stoner acoustics looks extremely interesting, balanced affordable scale-able to a full system and Malaysian company, it'll be great to support a local company. And Chord Mojo, well its a product from Chord, everybody's going gaga over it. I would assume it would pair great with IEMs and it is portable. I'll see the reviews on this 2 product before i make up my mind.
 
Oct 21, 2015 at 6:04 AM Post #1,358 of 1,423
zaintachik said:
Now i'm split, i was leaning towards Emotiva Stealth 1, the shipping cost annoyed me. The stoner acoustics looks extremely interesting, balanced affordable scale-able to a full system and Malaysian company, it'll be great to support a local company. And Chord Mojo, well its a product from Chord, everybody's going gaga over it. I would assume it would pair great with IEMs and it is portable. I'll see the reviews on this 2 product before i make up my mind.
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Mojo drives full sized headphones quite well actually, not just IEMs. It has the exact same amp section as Hugo. There's a brief portion in my review about using it as a DAC to an external amplifier.

Review in my sig, hope this helps. :)
 
Oct 21, 2015 at 12:00 PM Post #1,359 of 1,423
x relic x said:
Mojo drives full sized headphones quite well actually, not just IEMs. It has the exact same amp section as Hugo. There's a brief portion in my review about using it as a DAC to an external amplifier.

Review in my sig, hope this helps.
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Nice review.  Sounds like the Mojo would make a pretty fantastic pairing with the LC based on price size and SQ.
 
Oct 21, 2015 at 6:43 PM Post #1,360 of 1,423
stillhart said:
Nice review.  Sounds like the Mojo would make a pretty fantastic pairing with the LC based on price size and SQ.
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Thanks Dan! I still prefer the signature of the DAC-19, but man, the Mojo has some chops.
 
Oct 21, 2015 at 9:06 PM Post #1,361 of 1,423
Would the Schitt Bifrost Multibit be a good pairing to use with the LC.
I hadn't considered any of the DACs w/o balanced output. I figured I would ask about the Bifrost anyway.
 
The chain would be:
 
Bifrost Multibit (Unbalanced) > Cavalli LC (Balanced) > ETHER
 
Any suggestions / comments about this (possible future) setup for me.
And how would you evaluate this vs replacing the Bifrost with the Mojo for instance.
 
Note: This is for my work setup and I don't plan on spending too much for the DAC.
 
Oct 21, 2015 at 9:26 PM Post #1,362 of 1,423
tuxbass said:
  Would the Schitt Bifrost Multibit be a good pairing to use with the LC.
I hadn't considered any of the DACs w/o balanced output. I figured I would ask about the Bifrost anyway.
 
The chain would be:
 
Bifrost Multibit (Unbalanced) > Cavalli LC (Balanced) > ETHER
 
Any suggestions / comments about this (possible future) setup for me.
And how would you evaluate this vs replacing the Bifrost with the Mojo for instance.
 
Note: This is for my work setup and I don't plan on spending too much for the DAC.
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I think that would be a superb setup.  They will both sound good, to be honest (Bifrost MB and Mojo), but I have a preference for the R2R sound so I'd lean towards the BMB.
 
Oct 21, 2015 at 11:23 PM Post #1,363 of 1,423
tuxbass said:
  Would the Schitt Bifrost Multibit be a good pairing to use with the LC.
I hadn't considered any of the DACs w/o balanced output. I figured I would ask about the Bifrost anyway.
 
The chain would be:
 
Bifrost Multibit (Unbalanced) > Cavalli LC (Balanced) > ETHER
 
Any suggestions / comments about this (possible future) setup for me.
And how would you evaluate this vs replacing the Bifrost with the Mojo for instance.
 
Note: This is for my work setup and I don't plan on spending too much for the DAC.
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I am very biased, but I plan to spend time with the LC paired with both the Bifrost MB and Gungnir MB. I think the Bifrost MB + LC will be an excellent rig.
 
Oct 22, 2015 at 6:34 AM Post #1,364 of 1,423
scanspeakman1 said:
  Ordered my liquid carbon last week. I am also looking for a nice transportable (not portable) dac. This one grabbed my attention:
 
http://www.stoneracoustics.com/EGD
 
Looks very promising. ESS9018AQ2M based, XLR out, DSD capable, USB powered, compact etc. Not sure when it's available but should be "soon".
 
Scanspeakman 
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EGD is now available.
 
http://www.stoneracoustics.com/EGD
 
USD$450. LH Labs already has all of my money, so someone else will have to do it.
 
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