remoss
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Why not? The R2R7 has normal XLR outputs and the Gustard XLR inputs, so technically is shouldn't be a problem. If it's a match sound wise, i don't know.
Maybe this is a stupid question, can the R2R 7 be paired with a Gustard H10 balanced amp? If it can, is it a good idea to pair with it? Can the sound quality be any good?
I'm new to this, but does the amp affect the sound by that much? I mean, look at the price difference between the Master 10 and the H10. Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the DAC is the one that produces the nuances of the sound, the amp is just to drive the headphones?Well, this dac deserves a good amp. I use the Master 10 from Audio GD and that's a very good match!
Welp, I can't find it either.I'm looking forma the rated input voltage of the XLR input of the Gustard, but I can't find it. R2R 7 has 5v output on XLR
I've used several different amps in my set and they all sound different. But i use mostly loadspeakers.I'm new to this, but does the amp affect the sound by that much? I mean, look at the price difference between the Master 10 and the H10. Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the DAC is the one that produces the nuances of the sound, the amp is just to drive the headphones?.
I'm new to this, but does the amp affect the sound by that much? I mean, look at the price difference between the Master 10 and the H10. Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought the DAC is the one that produces the nuances of the sound, the amp is just to drive the headphones?
Welp, I can't find it either.
Exactly the answer I was looking for! Thanks!The master-10 is a speaker amp. If you are considering audio-gd, the best match is a master-9 headphone amp. You should consider running you phones balanced with it to maximise sound quality and power. Then you can consider the nfb-1amp for a third of the cost or so (balanced as well) or the c-2, which don't require you to run you phone balanced (would not give any performance increase if you chose to do so with it).
The h10 seems a very good choice. It is able to handle +21dBu signals, according to amazon.com, which translates to 8.6V, so it's fine with the r2r 7.
Thanks. I have no experience of separate DACs and amps before and I'm looking for a good combo as my first purchase. What usually people use as amp to connect to these DACs?
+1Speakers or headphone is the most importance. Start with select those if you haven’t already done that.
Synergy is indeed very important for ultimate sound quality. Trial and error is usually required.+1
splurge on the things that don't ship well (I can think of speakers and house)
I often thought of a component chain as a balancing act where you didn't want the weakest link to be so weak that it would draw attention to itself.
I also thought of better components of being more critical, and they'd actually do more to expose the weakest link, hence a reason to not splurge in any one area.
I can't say the R2R7 fits that view because so far it's been more of an enabler than anything. I probably would have turned over less gear if this was in my chain years ago (wish I still had the CJ Premier 18LS to try today)
A TEAC DAC gave me a poor opinion of using class D amplification, and in reaction to that I went with a less dynamic A/B amp. Same story with a hyper dynamic Axis USB cable -- TEAC just couldn't make it sound natural. Together that class D and Axis formed the worst combination for the TEAC, and for the R2R7 they've been my best combination. So maybe my take away was that there's little consequence to splurging on the source.
Cool down/heat up cycling can help with breaking-in a DAC. I turned off my r2r 7 2 days ago. The bass finally came back tonight (again, there is a price to pay when you turn it off, it takes that long to stabilize). It had not sounded so great lately. Especially the bass (firmware stability issue?). Now it's back on its feet and sounds crisp, tight, smooth, resolved and dynamic. Very coherent from top to bottom. Combined to my speakers, which are without crossover, it's audio nirvana. This dac is phenomenal.
There is a comeback on the r2r 2 on a French forum. Looks like it sounds great. Similar to the r2r 7, it seems, but less resolved. Very dynamic. A nice addition to it is the settings button on the faceplate allowing switching from NOS to OS.