New Audio-gd R-7, R-7HE R-8, R-27, R-27HE, R-28 Flagship Resistor Ladder DACs and DAC/amps
motberg
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my acusilicon-upgraded Master-11 Singularity with PCM1704UK has been singing with gusto for just over 2 months. will never sell the M-11S
There is a promotion by AGD's official distributor here in Malaysia until end of the month. Tossing up between ordering an R8 or R7/R7HE. The latter is within reach, but this hobby is a black hole, and i really should just live vicariously through this thread.... but..... the temptation.....
same here - I'll never sell my NOS7, perfect match with my current speakers...
same here #2 -- clicking daily on the Audio-GD site checking the price on a full-upgrade R8 and trying to calculate how to justify the expense when my current setup is absolutely fantastic
Il Cuffiotto
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You can see them at the bottom of the Amanero more easily. On top is the isolator which makes them hard to see.
Ok then...after all help found online, this morning I decided to upgrade my R7HE Amanero firmware, to make it fully compatible even with Linux based streamers like my Aries G1. Once understood how to proceed, it's a 5 minutes affair. Now I can read everything in direct mode, without any conversion or DoP packeting. Pcm is perfect at any reachable rate. Initial impression is that SQ is a bit improved too. I'm not a superfan of DSD in particular, but I was not happy to know that my super combo was afflicted by a bottle neck. Just a little thing to remark: when swapping between pcm and dsd, some pops...but nothing unacceptable.
Thanks for your help!
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Well done and thank you for the confirmation.
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Kingwa working on a new flagship dac or something? 
FredA
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Most likely, isn't he always?Kingwa working on a new flagship dac or something?
Damn! things are moving so fast! I am still with my R2R7 waiting to transform to R7 and now a new flagship is coming!!Kingwa working on a new flagship dac or something?
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I know right! He's a living breathing dac pumping machine!! New flagship incoming bois hold your wallets up high!
FredA
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Won't be released before 2 years IMO, so.. No stress. Kingwa is always working on new things. Amps, pres, dacs, psus, etc...
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nah man. you just have to tell kingwa that we're all ready to pay 4k for his new flagship dac and he'll be ready to sell it next week.
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If you say so...
Il Cuffiotto
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I agree with Fred.
I can imagine Kingwa will do lots of side improvements on his flagships before totally replace them, as he is used to do.
A suggestion would be an even better Usb board replacing Amanero...but if it will happen, will not be so fast, coz he is paying licences... Anyway this alone I suspect it would be a GREAT improvement soundwise, making less urgent to set up a totally new machine!
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The r7he is most likely the best dac under 10k as it is. So i don't care much about upcoming improvements. I am good to go for a very long while. I am enjoying the ride with the he. If you need an upgrade, get a superb i2s transport. The u16, while not perfectly stable in my setup, is a clear upgrade from the amanero.. An excellent external transport always beats an internal usb board, whatever the dac. The amanero is very decent, that said.
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The sounstage is so wide with the he. It extends to 5 feet left of left speaker. I am not seated in the middle, but one third to the left of the right speaker. On the right side, it's about one foot beyond, and it was never beyond before.
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