[mulder01]

Yeah sound can be rubbish at some venues, and depending on where you stand or sit...  I guess the best sound would be in front of the mixing desk?
I'm talking about in your living room at your house - no amps - their mouth to your ears = no losses  Tough experience to beat too...
 
Anyway, for now I will continue using my ipod classic as a source

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Yeah sound can be rubbish at some venues, and depending on where you stand or sit...  I guess the best sound would be in front of the mixing desk?
I'm talking about in your living room at your house - no amps - their mouth to your ears = no losses  Tough experience to beat too...
 
Anyway, for now I will continue using my ipod classic as a source

 
It depends on the venue. But for, say, a metal concert, it's going to sound rough no matter what is done.
 
Doesn't sound like something that would appeal to me. Kinda creepy, when you think about it. I'm not into a capella either. Hardly an experience in my book.
 
I have the same source. Did you Rockbox yours? I still need to learn how to effectively work the graphical EQ.

 

[mulder01]

haha I admit I didn't explain that very well - I have been to a couple of lounge room gigs and they are pretty awesome - about a 30-60 person audience isn't awkward.
 
I just had to look up rockbox... 
 
I am using an Algorhythm Solo with mine to try and improve the sound.  Pretty much just bought the ipod for it's storage capacity but now the new Astell & Kern players are out I am tempted to go that way.  Man they are expensive though.  I think I'd like the 120.  The amount of improvement from the 120 - 240 is pretty minimal for the extra cost.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  haha I admit I didn't explain that very well - I have been to a couple of lounge room gigs and they are pretty awesome - about a 30-60 person audience isn't awkward.
 
I just had to look up rockbox... 
 
I am using an Algorhythm Solo with mine to try and improve the sound.  Pretty much just bought the ipod for it's storage capacity but now the new Astell & Kern players are out I am tempted to go that way.  Man they are expensive though.  I think I'd like the 120.  The amount of improvement from the 120 - 240 is pretty minimal for the extra cost.

 
The image I had in my mind was Darren Hayes (my favorite singer) whispering in my ear. It doesn't exactly help that he is a married gay man. XD
 
Rockbox is a custom firmware, but I only recently discovered that it dramatically changes the sound of the iPod. I used to have to use the Electronic EQ setting for music to sound listenable to me. It would distort the sound in a pleasing way. But now, on the default setting with Rockbox, it sounds better than I knew an iPod could! Unfortunately, without altering the EQ, it does sound a little harsh.
 
My next DAP will be the iBasso DX90. A few people like it about as much as the AK240. At over $2K cheaper, that's impressive.

 

[mulder01]

   
The image I had in my mind was Darren Hayes (my favorite singer) whispering in my ear. It doesn't exactly help that he is a married gay man. XD
 

 
Yes, that would be weird.
 
 

 
 
My next DAP will be the iBasso DX90. A few people like it about as much as the AK240. At over $2K cheaper, that's impressive.

 
I'll have to look it up

 

[Music Alchemist]

  I'll have to look it up

 
Install Rockbox on your iPod Classic while you're at it. I can assist you if it gets a little too technical.

 

[listen4joy]

DAC Attack!!! 

 
 
Bad @$$ D@CS List!
----------------------------
 
1. NAD M51- $2000
 
 
 

 
 
2. Audio GD- Master 7- $2180

 
 
 
3. S0tM- dDAC- 200 HD $2200

 
 
 
4. Bryston BDA-2 $2395

 
 
5. Yamamoto – YDA-01 $2450

 
6. Red Wine Belina HPA $2495 

 
 
7. Hegel HD 25- $2500

 
 
8.  AVA  Fet Valve Hybrid DAC- $2500

 
 
 
9. McIntosh – D100 $2500 

 
 
10. Wadia 321- $3000

 
 
11. Burmester – 113- $3080

 
 
12. Arcam FMJ D33 $3100 

 
 
13. Electrocompaniet – ECD2 $3100

 
 
14. Lio PCM/DSD Tube DAC $3285

 
 
15. exaSound e28 $3299

 
 
16. APL DAC-S $3350

 
 
17. Bel Canto e.One DAC3.5 $3495

 
18. AURALIC Vega $3499

 
 
 
 
19. Lector S-192  $3595

 
 
 
20. Crane Song HEDD-192 $3620

 
21.Naim DAC $ 3695

 
 
22. LESSLOSS  DAC 2004 MKII $3720

 
 
23. Ayre Acoustics QA-9 $3950

 
 
24. PerfectWave DAC II $3995

 
 
25. North Star Design – DAC Extremo $3995

 
 
26.Forssell Mada-2 $3996

 
 
27. Tron – Seven DAC $4000 

 
 
28. Phasure   NOS1 24/768 asynchronius USB  DAC- $4120

 
 
29. Cyrus DAC XP Signature $4300

 
 
30. Simaduio Moon – 380D $4350 

 
 
31. Ayon Sigma  $4499

 
 
32. Metrum Aqustics Hex $4730

 
 
33. AMR DP 777  $4995

 
 
34. Mytek Manhattan- $4995 

 
 
35. Resonessence Labs Invicta Mirus $4999

 
 
 
36. Classé Audio - CP-800  $5000

 
 
 
 
37. Antelope Audio Zodiac Platinum  $5495

 
 
 
38. Pink Faun – DAC 2F $5580

 
 
 
39. B.M.C. – DAC1 $5690

 
 
 
40. Gill Audio Design - Elise $6000 

 
 
41. Empirical Audio – Overdrive SE  $6399 

 
 
42. Merging Technologies Horus $6429

 
 
 
43. Calyx – Femto- $6850

 
 
44. Chord Electronics QBD76HD $7000

 
 
45. Meitner Audio MA-1 $7000

 
 
46. Aesthetix – Romulus $ 7000

 
 
47. Audiomat – Maestro Reference $7490

 
 
48. Wavelength  Crimson $7500

 
 
49. VAC Phi Alpha  $7500

 
 
50. Bricasti M1  $7795

 
 
51. M2Tech – Vaughan $7999

 
 
 
52. Totaldac Reference D1  -$8040

 
 
53. Moodwright Elyse $8600

 
 
 
54. Rega – Isis $9500

 
 
55. PRISM DREAM AD-2 $9850

 
 
 
 
56. Jeff Rowland – Aeris DAC $10,000

 
 
57.  Lampizator DAC 7  $10,500

 
 
58.  Accustic Arts – Tube-DAC II MK2-  $10,500 

 
 
59. CAD – 1543 DAC-  $10,800

 
 
 
 
60. Playback Designs – MPD 5  $ 13,000

 
 
61. Weiss Medus $13,500

 
 
62. Krell reference 64 $14,000

 
 
63. Boulder 1012 DAC-  $15,000

 
 
 
64. Zanden – 5000 Signature $15,470 

 
 
65. EMM Labs DAC2X $15,500

 
 
 
66. Berkeley Alpha DAC Reference Series $16,000

 
 
67. Spectral SDR-4000SL Reference $19,000

 
 
 
 
68. Stahl-Tek-Vekian Dac- $20,000

 
 
 
69.  Light Harmonic – Da Vinci- $20,000
 
 
 
 
70. Audio Research Reference DAC $22,000

 
 
71. Nagra HD DAC  $22,130

 
 
72. Metronome C8- $22,750

 
 
73. Gryphon Kalliope  $26,600

 
 
 
74. MBL F1611- $28,700

 
 
75. Ypsilon DAC 100 $29,000

 
 
76. Orpheus Labs Heritage DAC $30,000

 
 
77. dCS – Vivaldi (DAC ONLY)  $34,999 Full System  $108,496

 
 
78. Qualia Indigo DAC $39,000

 
 
79. Esoteric Grandioso D1 Monoblock DAC- $40,000

 
 
80. Trinity Dac -$59,000

 
 
81. MSB SELECT DAC $74,950

 
 
 
82. Goldmund - Mimesis 20H $77,300

 
 
83. Audio Note – DAC 5 Signature - $79,000

 

[preproman]

lol...

 

[magiccabbage]

Ridiculous !! 

 

[BirdManOfCT]

  DAC Attack!!! 
[snip]

 
Wow! Thanks!

 

[wink]

OK, Where's the Beats?
 
(Said as he beats a hasty retreat.....)

 

 

[tonykaz]

The Emotiva DAC is missing , it's a Pro-Audio Piece but it's feature set should have it in this grouping 
 
Tony in Michigan 

 

[Deftone]

Music alchemist, looks like you never came back to update the thread. How many of these items did you own within these last few years?

 

[Music Alchemist]

Please help me bury this thread by not replying to it.
 

Music alchemist, looks like you never came back to update the thread. How many of these items did you own within these last few years?

 
As I have said before, this thread is embarrassing to me. I created it when I was in a state of mind of wanting to collect everything. I was much more of a newbie back then. You can view equipment I own, previously owned, and have auditioned on my profile. My wish list has been narrowed down to just a few things that I feel are best suited to me, after gaining a great deal more experience than I had when I first joined. If you're curious about it, you can PM me.

 

[wink]

  DAC Attack!!! 

 
(Huge snip)
 
Dude,  You left out the YGGY - BIG MISTAKE right there...........