[pataburd]

$29.99 is more palatable than $149.99.
: )

 

[pataburd]

The HeadphoneLounge UP-OCC silver cable for the Utopia has arrived!

 

[PhenixS1970]

I just upgraded to Chord DAVE....what a combi with Utopia

 

[RHMMMM]

I just upgraded to Chord DAVE....what a combi with Utopia

Congrats! Are you using the DAVE headphone output or a separate amp?

 

[PhenixS1970]

Thank you. Using DAVE headphone output.

 

[RHMMMM]

Does anyone have experience and/or could compare/contrast on the Nordost Heimdall and Moon Audio Silver Dragon cables, please?

 

[Allanmarcus]

Does anyone have experience and/or could compare/contrast on the Nordost Heimdall and Moon Audio Silver Dragon cables, please?

The Nordost Heimdall cable is red
The Moon Audio Silver Dragon is black silver

 

[buzzlulu]

Helpful

 

[MacedonianHero]

I just upgraded to Chord DAVE....what a combi with Utopia

Absolutely the best I've heard the Utopia sound (and I've heard these headphones through many top flight setups).

 

[LCMusicLover]

The Nordost Heimdall cable is red
The Moon Audio Silver Dragon is black

Actually, my Siver Dragon is gray, almost silver. My Black Dragon surprisingly is ... black

 

[buzzlulu]

Absolutely the best I've heard the Utopia sound (and I've heard these headphones through many top flight setups).

You do realize once you venture into two channel land there are a few others which comfortably surpass the DAVE. TOTL from Naim, Linn, DCS, Nagra etc. Pricey no doubt.
I can't personally comment on DCS or Nagra however I have heard all of the TOTL Naim and Linn CD players and streamers.
Same goes for a top flight vinyl setup. TOTL LP12, REGA, etc.

So, imho, DAVE is not endgame. Now- if you define the parameters as also having a built in Headphone output, then you might be right.

Just saying

 

[RHMMMM]

You do realize once you venture into two channel land there are a few others which comfortably surpass the DAVE. TOTL from Naim, Linn, DCS, Nagra etc. Pricey no doubt.
I can't personally comment on DCS or Nagra however I have heard all of the TOTL Naim and Linn CD players and streamers.
Same goes for a top flight vinyl setup. TOTL LP12, REGA, etc.

So, imho, DAVE is not endgame. Now- if you define the parameters as also having a built in Headphone output, then you might be right.

Just saying

Correct. I would also add MSB to the list with DCS.

 

[MacedonianHero]

You do realize once you venture into two channel land there are a few others which comfortably surpass the DAVE. TOTL from Naim, Linn, DCS, Nagra etc. Pricey no doubt.
I can't personally comment on DCS or Nagra however I have heard all of the TOTL Naim and Linn CD players and streamers.
Same goes for a top flight vinyl setup. TOTL LP12, REGA, etc.

So, imho, DAVE is not endgame. Now- if you define the parameters as also having a built in Headphone output, then you might be right.

Just saying

I have been in 2 channel audio for 30+ years FWIW. I completely disagree with this....but YMMV of course. I've heard the Utopia from plenty of topflight setups through their release, but I keep coming back to the DAVE standalone. The great thing with the DAVE is that you don't have a separate headphone amp...so you get incredibly low distortion (lowest I've ever seen measured too) and a closer representation of the recording.

And with regards to vinyl, you just can't compare it to digital. It's orders of magnitude of distortion are what some really dig.

 

[MacedonianHero]

Correct. I would also add MSB to the list with DCS.

I would definitely not add MSB into that mix.

 

[buzzlulu]

Macedonia hero
I guess we will agree that we disagree

http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/linn-klimax-ds-network-music-player/

https://www.whathifi.com/linn/klimax-ds-3/review