[Sid-Fi]

Project86, have you heard the DA-100 yet? I used to have an HDP. My most recent DAC is the Yulong D18 you reviewed, which I really love. I'm amazed by its performance for the price. It was clearly in a higher league than the Audio-gd NFB10 I had before it.

 

[project86]

Project86, have you heard the DA-100 yet? I used to have an HDP. My most recent DAC is the Yulong D18 you reviewed, which I really love. I'm amazed by its performance for the price. It was clearly in a higher league than the Audio-gd NFB10 I had before it.

So far I have had the DDA100 for a while, and really enjoy it. The other two are on the way. Do I can't really comment on how the DAC100 will compare to the D18. I have a hard time believing anything will dethrone the D18 in terms of value - that thing is a monster. Then again, the new Resonessence Concero MIT do just that, though with a different sound signature.

So many good DACs, so little time.

 

[project86]

Oh and before I forget - yes, they all appear to use the exact same remote. That could get annoying if running them in a stack.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

I haven't used the remote since the first week, since I use it right next to my chair in the bedroom for headphone listening.  It's nice to have around if your listening chair is not as close to the gear.

 

[project86]

I haven't used the remote since the first week, since I use it right next to my chair in the bedroom for headphone listening.  It's nice to have around if your listening chair is not as close to the gear.

Oh definitely, a remote is very much appreciated. It's just a bit tricky that they all use and respond to the same remote... So if you used them together it could get confusing. I'm still glad they used a remote for each of them though, just in case.

 

[Armaegis]

I got an email from Nuforce that there will be alternative code remotes available upon request. I've got some other notes too but I'm heading out the door and will write something out later.

 

[Windsor]

Hi guys - 
 
I've been using the HD 800 and Lavry DA10 as my main rig for a while now and enjoying the transparency. Has anyone here compared the DAC-100 to the DA10 or DA11?

 

[kazsud]

What kind of effect does the LPS have on the sound?

 

[Armaegis]

With the Icon2, the LPS lowered the noise floor and felt like it improved the impact of highly dynamic sections. The LPS is not compatible with the DAC-100. 

 

[kazsud]

I've been wondering what i would lose going from the dac-100 to the LPS - HDP - HAP.
but i feel like I may get the HAP in a month or so (i go back to work monday) because half the time I am turning the volume up all the way and when playing 24bit it's not loud enough.

 

[Armaegis]

Well the HDP->HAP would offer more gain than the DAC-100 alone. If you're really looking to maximize everything though, maybe go LPS->HDP->Icon amp and run your headphones off the speaker outputs. This would make full use of the upgraded LPS as it would power both the HDP and IconAmp as well as feed digital into the HDP.

 

[jude]

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Hi guys - 
 
I've been using the HD 800 and Lavry DA10 as my main rig for a while now and enjoying the transparency. Has anyone here compared the DAC-100 to the DA10 or DA11?

 
I have the DAC-100 and the DA11, and specifically with the Sennheiser HD800 I prefer the DAC-100--it's fuller sounding with the HD 800 than the DA11.

 

[Armaegis]

Interesting to know. Headphoneaddict has mentioned before that the HD800 was in mind when they were designing the amp. I imagine the impedance curve of the HD800 will account for a slightly warm bloom in the midbass region.

 

[Windsor]

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I have the DAC-100 and the DA11, and specifically with the Sennheiser HD800 I prefer the DAC-100--it's fuller sounding with the HD 800 than the DA11.

 
Thanks for replying, Jude! Is the DAC-100 as transparent sounding as the DA10 or is it coloured in any way?
 
Best wishes, Windsor

 

[kazsud]

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I wasn't aware the dac in the DAC-100 runs in class A... I don't see anything about it in the literature. But even then, the psu on the right side is hotter in the DAC. Maybe that's because it has to power more components in the DAC-100 compared to the HAP-100? Just curious about it, that's all. 
 
Later this week I plan to borrow a Schiit Bifrost and Lyr (and if my friend is feeling generous maybe his LCD2) to do some comparison. 
 
I have the Nuforce power supply with the 192k usb converter as well, which can feed the DAC-100 and Bifrost simultaneously, and feed those both into the HAP-100 (and possibly into the Icon2 into HE-6 later on). for a good head to head of the dacs. I might throw the iBasso D10 and some others into the mix if I'm not worn out of listening by then. Heck I could do a FiiO e10 coax out into one of the dacs as well... 

Hold on so the Nuforce power supply 192k is compatible w/ the dac-100?