az2123
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Yes, please stop derailing this thread.
Originally Posted by A_Dying_Wren /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey HPA, I intend to use the uDAC with the Audio-gd C-2C plus either a HD650 or an MD5000 (Have the HD650 now, may trade it up for a MD5000). I'm just concerned about whether the uDAC will bring out enough detail and/or whether it'll be too warm. I'm getting the C-2C pretty much because of its detail and neutrality. Essentially, will the uDAC be the weak link? Thanks |
Originally Posted by donunus /img/forum/go_quote.gif A dying wren, I dont have the c2c anymore but my main gripe with it was a recessed and dull presence. I have a feeling that the uDac might actually be a good thing for it. The c2c I had was bassy, a little dull and smoothed out in the mids and had some weird highs. The udac is not really bassy(its less so than the valab), its got a good presence in the mids that might help the c2c and the smooth highs might actually be a good match for the c2c also. In the end, youd still have to try it for yourself though. |
Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif Several people have given me a hard time for not saying enough negative things about the uDAC. So tonight I came up with my final gripe - I would have preferred the uDAC to use a smaller mini-USB jack. Instead they used the big square USB jack that you find on printers, scanners, hubs and full size DACs (my PS Audio and Apogee both use this larger USB jack too). I do appreciate that they include the right cable, but I have loads of mini-USB cables and they are ubiquitous enough that I could find one when visiting a friend if I forgot or lost my big cable. Plus, several of my cables are 6" and 12" long, so they make for less clutter on my tiny laptop desk in my bedroom (a nice furniture-grade wood hospital-bed table actually). Now, another Plus. Although the little blue LED is on all the time when plugged into the USB, it is a nice soft blue light and NOT one of those piercing beacons in the night. So, I can use it in a dim room or dark room at night and not be bothered by it. I've had amps before where I had to put tape over the LED. A final plus - I'm still enjoying this thing now as much as when I first got it. |
Originally Posted by pearljam5000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is it worth waiting for the NuForce Icon HDP and paying 4 times as much as the uDAC? |
Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you realize that we even don't know how the HDP looks like? |
Originally Posted by pearljam5000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif lol yes,i was asking based on the specs alone,but i guess 'ill have to wait for the reviews |