[The Monkey]

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Originally Posted by Duggeh /img/forum/go_quote.gif I also regret that I didn't banter with you to a greater sufficiency last week.

The feeling is mutual. Hopefully, you will return for CanJam in Chicago.

I hope to have some more DAC notes soon.

 

[Hopstretch]

Gettaroom.

I hate this thread. It makes me want to spend money.

 

[The Monkey]

That's what we're here for. If they jam some optical inputs in that Ayre of yours, I'm all over it.

 

[vpivinylspinner]

Bought a couple of DACs today to try out in the Squeezebox system. They will compete with my existing DAC the Weiss DAC2.

Weiss DAC2 $3,000
Audio Research DAC7 $3,500
PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC $3,000

 

[minimus]

My transport/DAC combo is:

PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC $3000
PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport $3000

The DAC is good by itself, but the combo is stellar.

 

[The Monkey]

Do tell about the DAC...

 

[mykel]

Naim CDX2 CD Player- $6500.00
Teddy Pardo XPS CD Power Supply - $1300.00

michael

 

[minimus]

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Originally Posted by The Monkey /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do tell about the DAC...

Well, as a stand alone unit, the Perfect Wave DAC is good. It certainly beat my North Star M192, which sounded lean in comparison. But I will readily admit that I have not done extensive comparisons of DACs. I can only say that I embarked on a project to build a speaker setup last December. With every iteration (buy/sell), I always felt that my relatively modest headphone setup, consisting of an Eastsound E5 and a Singlepower Extreme with NOS tubes, ICs, power cords, etc. was more engrossing and satisfying. The last iteration to my speaker rig was the addition of the Perfect Wave DAC and Transport and the sale of my preamp (since the DAC can be used as a preamp) and I now find that my speaker rig sounds far better than the headphone rig has ever sounded. It is just more engaging and emotionally involving than the headphone rig. However, this only applies when I use the DAC & Transport together, rather than the DAC and other digital sources (like my DVD player.) It has made me rethink the importance of a good source. My next upgrade will probably be to buy a Perfect Wave DAC + Transport as the source for my headphone rig.

 

[feckn_eejit]

Sold my Pass D1.

 

[Hi-fi Wigwammer]

I have a Esoteric X-03se for SACD/CD listening.
I also have a heavily modified MHDT Havana DAC (with JW WE 396a valve).

 

[wower]

Glad I'm finally able to add to this thread. I received my Marantz KI-Pearl SACD player. List price is $2999.99 US though I got a demo unit.

 

[omigawsh_lollercoaster]

Quote:

Originally Posted by wower /img/forum/go_quote.gif Glad I'm finally able to add to this thread. I received my Marantz KI-Pearl SACD player. List price is $2999.99 US though I got a demo unit.

Congrats! That's a good looking player, looks good stacked with the amp too.

 

[vcoheda]

yeah. she's a beauty.

 

[wower]

Really? So much of the press on the player lements the fact its gone to standard black and blue leds. Personally, I know the first time I saw I thought it looked great. One thing I noticed about the jump upwards that doesn't get mentioned often with source upgrades (the unit has about 80h on it in 3mo) is that harmonies are so much nicer and richer! Love it! I wanted something single ended to match my single ended yammy. Plus, it seems like there is a real gap of sacd players in this price range ($3k) so I was happy to get it. Simple small scale music is excellent but busy passages still get compressed and congested which means... I see more upgrades in my future. (I guess maybe my yammy and ad2k aren't up to it.)

 

[Karo]

I would certainly like to place my dac in this thread, but it doesn't cost enough.

I'm sure you gentlemen would approve.