[GoodEnoughGear]

Today she arrived. By far the most gorgeous thing that has ever been on my desktop! First impressions of the sound are awesome. Testing will continue...

I'm very interested in your impressions with the Genelecs. I'm looking at several options to drive a pair of 8030s + 7050 sub. ADI-2 Pro is high on the list. I must say it does look sexy!

 

[Soundwave76]

I now have a pair of 8020b, but I am waiting for the new 8331s, for which I have high hopes. I hope to get them around August when the first batch arrives in stores here in Finland. The ADI sounds... simply better, than my previous DAC/preamp, which was ODAC. I can't really describe in detail how it sounds better and I don't plan to do any comparisons with the ODAC anymore. This one is a keeper.

 

[stakatch]

My new DAC)

 

[Soundwave76]

What a beauty. The silver panel matches nicely to HD800s!

How do you like it so far? Stellar in my opinion.

 

[canali]

another dac for me to consider as i ponder replacing my ifi micro idsd.
also considering new hugo2, kitsune level 3 halo and ps audio direct stream dac jr, too.

 

[stakatch]

What a beauty. The silver panel matches nicely to HD800s!

How do you like it so far? Stellar in my opinion.

Very energetic fast sound! Very good sense of space. Absolutely love It!

 

[Soundwave76]

^ Well said, I totally agree. Some of my 'reference songs' sound just amazing. Try for example Till Tomorrow and Kiss In Blue from Yello.

 

[Mifi]

I'd be curious to hear how some of you use the extended features of this unit.....recommendations for HD800 eq , balanced vs unbalanced, etc etc...

 

[Soundwave76]

Setting up the 'intelligent loudness' is next on my to-do list. One thing I changed is how the unit switces between the headphones and my active monitors. I now have both plugged in and I can switch by pressing the volume knob half a second. VERY handy, since I hate plugging the headphones in and out all the time!

 

[buzzlulu]

Can this DAC/amp accept an iPhone as a source via a lightning/USB cable like a Mojo/Hugo can?

Has anyone compared this to either of the Chord products?

 

[Soundwave76]

^ Yes it can, see for example here, bottom of the page: http://headfonics.com/2016/12/the-adi-2-pro-by-rme/

 

[stakatch]

Fight!Benchmark VS RME
Can't decide which is better!))

 

[stakatch]

I just picked up an ADI-2 PRO myself. Not sure what you mean by "maybe" sounds better than the Mojo. I have a Benchmark DAC2, which IMO blows the Mojo away fairly easily. With that said, the ADI-2 PRO will be replacing my Benchmark DAC2 and ADC1 USB combo. I am very impressed with RME's work on this unit, I feel like the ADI-2 PRO and the DAC2 are on the same level, can't decide on a clear winner, but I like the convenience of having AD/DA in one box (works as preamp as well with analog in if not doing AD). I have also compared the DAC2 with the Lynx Hilo a while back, for the same type of all in one solution, but to my ears, the Hilo's DA was nowhere close to the Benchmark.

Can this DAC/amp accept an iPhone as a source via a lightning/USB cable like a Mojo/Hugo can?

Has anyone compared this to either of the Chord products?

 

[Soundwave76]

I was planning to buy Benchmark DAC3. For me, ADI-2 won based on the huge amount of features and options, the smaller size and awesome looks (I have the anniversary edition model). Both sound great and I don't think I could hear major differences in their sound. ADI's popularity among music professionals (e.g. Gearslutz) also helped in the selection.

Regarding Chord, I have never heard any of them, but oh boy are those ugly devices. No offense...

 

[Mifi]

This all sounds very promising. All I worry about is that with all these options I won´t be able to see the forest for trees.