[flymetothemoon]

Showdown today

Grand show!

 

[flymetothemoon]

 

Great pic

 

[flymetothemoon]

  at last, my gear is worthy enough to be posted here 

Great stuff

 

[rudi0504]

My two favorite Cypher Labs DAC s for IDevice as pure DAC :

Source : iPhone 4 S
Dac : CL Class Solo Original mod
CL Theorem 720 as DAC
Amp : Bakoon HDA 5520
Headphone : Sennheiser HD 800

These two are my favorites DACs from Cypher Labs as pure DAC
Until now my CL Class Solo Oroginal already exist since 4 years , exactly born in March 2010 , their sound quality is as first DAC for IDevice simplicity fenomenal.
A lot of new DAC for Idevjce are born on the market , but the sound quality from my CL Class Solo Original still can not replaced my CL Class Solo original .
Class solo original is as DAC legend for IDevice , i like it very much about their sound quality and build quality like tank .
I used it already 4 years never replace my internal battery .

The other DAC for IDevice as my favorite is Theorem 720 ,
Theorem DAC sound quality is also excellent as pure DAC.
As DAC / Amp sound so incredible , minus only hiss for BA drivers iems

These two DAC from CL has very big power output is more or less like CD player about 2,00 VRms .

I can pair with my best transportable amp Bakoon HDA 5520 , their sound quality is really as audiophile sound quality .

IMO

 

[nazrin313]

Rudi..ure taking ure bakoon everywhere now lol..i see it more than the hugo

 

[rudi0504]

Rudi..ure taking ure bakoon everywhere now lol..i see it more than the hugo

Thank you Nazrin
I use a lot at home

 

[rudi0504]

My best transportable set up / battery operated desktop set up :

Source : IPad Air
Dac : Venture Craft Go Dap DD 1 LE with muse 02 as USB / SPDIF >> coax to Hugo
Dac / Amp : Chord Hugo as pure DAC
Amp : Bakoon HDA 5520

Sound quality : incredible sound quality

IMO

 

[rudi0504]

Showdown today

Congrats Michael

 

[rudi0504]

No Amp = Excellent




Amped = OMG Amazeballs

Congrats Nazrin for your new AK 240

 

[rudi0504]

Sunday rig

Very nice CL set up tracyca

 

[rudi0504]

Work of art photography

 

[LFC_SL]

My best transportable set up / battery operated desktop set up :

Source : IPad Air
Dac : Venture Craft Go Dap DD 1 LE with muse 02 as USB / SPDIF >> coax to Hugo
Dac / Amp : Chord Hugo as pure DAC
Amp : Bakoon HDA 5520

Sound quality : incredible sound quality

IMO

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Hi rudi. I recall Rob Watts posted in the Hugo thread that an external amp only adds colour versus built-in output. What is your opinion on that, is it a case of you have to spend (relatively) a lot to better built in amp? Have you tested output to your other portable amps?

Tnx

 

[rudi0504]

Hi rudi. I recall Rob Watts posted in the Hugo thread that an external amp only adds colour versus built-in output. What is your opinion on that, is it a case of you have to spend (relatively) a lot to better built in amp? Have you tested output to your other portable amps?

Tnx

Hi

As I mentioned before , Hugo DAC is excellent and their amp is very good
I have tested Hugo output :
2 mini plug HO and 1 6.3 mm plug HO are excellent because of their excellent DAC

Every amps have their sound character / like Rob said coloration from their house sound character .

If I add external amp :

Source > Hugo > RCA to RCA > Bakoon Amp HDA 5520 >> the result is not coloration , Bakoon HDA 5520 make better improvement in the sound quality from Hugo build I'm amp

If your amp has lower sound quality than your Hugo , than use external amp has no point , the sound quality is lower compare to Hugo internal amp .

I don't like HO out + external amp = SQ is below from RCA out + external amp

HO out is not true line out , RCA out is true line out

IMO

 

[Wyd4]

 
 
No Amp = Excellent
 

 
Amped = OMG Amazeballs

 
I really... REALLY miss my portatube amp.
It was simply amazing for a portable tube amp.
If I had the money to dump I would buy it all over again.
In Fact I might just head over to Jaben today to see how it sounds with my DX90 and SR80i/JH7s

 

[nazrin313]

I really... REALLY miss my portatube amp.
It was simply amazing for a portable tube amp.
If I had the money to dump I would buy it all over again.
In Fact I might just head over to Jaben today to see how it sounds with my DX90 and SR80i/JH7s

Hahah doooo eeeet my friend...once bitten, twice shy and enjoy one of the best amps ever to be made again..lol