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I'm considering Yulong's P18 as well to go with my DA8. Can anyone give me a reason not to or have a reason in which they do not believe its worth going for?
The main concern I have is that it's currently summer, and Californian's are spoiled with the weather here. It's been between 90-100 degrees the past 2 weeks and I noticed every now and then my room light will shut off. This usually happens when everyone in my complex cranks the air condition to near freezing temperatures.
I'm worried that the DA8 will not be provided with good and/or consistent power that may affect its performance.
In your case, you would need an automatic voltage stabilizer to keep a constant 110v/120v, which will protect and extend the life of your gear. A power conditioner is good if you have noise in your line.
Hello everybody,
after 350 listening hours, I can confirm my feelings about this DAC (Phase +, Filter mode slow, jitter eliminator bypass, Pure DAC Amplifier OFF/ON depending...) with Macbook Pro late 2011, 16Go RAM, Audirvana + 1.5.7, USB output as a digital source. It's better when oversampling by computer before "attacking" DAC to the maximum allowed conversion rate (352.8Khz or 384Khz) when not DSD. It works better as a "Pure DAC" with a very good symmetric preamp over headphone integrated amp/preamp. But the headphone integrated amp is not bad at all, afterall (after the 350 hours of burning). I tried it with a "super aggressive headphone", the Gold Grado SR-325i and unlike what a reviewer said, who obviously didn't experiment the association, it works perfectly together and the result is not aggressive at all.
A very efficient DAC as long as oversampling is realized by computer instead of Yulong DA8 himself. Think about it, have a try on your own system before drawing overhasty conclusions...
Best regards.
Well that's interesting. I'll have to check that out and see if that works for my system. Atleast it doesn't cost a penny to try
Can't agree more. 384 that is the number !
Just give it a try
So I've received the DA8, had it setup, and have been listening for about 30mins. For my initial impression the build quality is excellent, sleek, with a minimalistic design which I personally love. The amp is very impressive, I was expecting something to a much smaller degree, it provides a very clean and smooth sound with a nice punch. I think the most impressive aspect of the DA8 is its soundstage, it's just sooo large(in a good way). It sounds as if the music is being bounced off the walls presenting a live like performance, far and bold sound. Yulong does not kid around and I'm all ears.
Thanks Dan, when do you get your Eximus DP-1?So I've received the DA8, had it setup, and have been listening for about 30mins. For my initial impression the build quality is excellent, sleek, with a minimalistic design which I personally love. The amp is very impressive, I was expecting something to a much smaller degree, it provides a very clean and smooth sound with a nice punch. I think the most impressive aspect of the DA8 is its soundstage, it's just sooo large(in a good way). It sounds as if the music is being bounced off the walls presenting a live like performance, far and bold sound. Yulong does not kid around and I'm all ears.
Nice Ken! What a great looking unit, too.
-Daniel