[LemanRuss9]

I have been using for a while the SDA-6 Pro along with the SA-1 and they complement each other very well, smooth, musical and detailed.

What headphones to you use? I'm planning to buy both the SDA-6 and SA-1 in Q3 this year and currently using LCD-2 and Chord Mojo.
Would the LCD 2 sound too warm with SA-1? I read up that SDA-6 is quite accurate and not a colored DAC, so no problem there.
But how does the SA-1 holds out?

 

[lexterminator]

What headphones to you use? I'm planning to buy both the SDA-6 and SA-1 in Q3 this year and currently using LCD-2 and Chord Mojo.
Would the LCD 2 sound too warm with SA-1? I read up that SDA-6 is quite accurate and not a colored DAC, so no problem there.
But how does the SA-1 holds out?

I use Beyerdynamic T1.3 that is known to have a darker and warmer sound on their own. Never had a chance to listen to the LCD2. I really like the synergy of the T1.3 with the SA-1 and SDA-6. I have a second setup that is more neutral comprised of a Violectric V100 and Gustard A18 DAC but the SA-1 and SDA-6 combo is so much better, more musical and better soundstage !

 

[jkorten]

BTW I highly recommend a 10mHz clock with this DAC. Improves the depth and width of the soundfield.

 

[alarawany]

yes it is time to do that

 

[LemanRuss9]

I use Beyerdynamic T1.3 that is known to have a darker and warmer sound on their own. Never had a chance to listen to the LCD2. I really like the synergy of the T1.3 with the SA-1 and SDA-6. I have a second setup that is more neutral comprised of a Violectric V100 and Gustard A18 DAC but the SA-1 and SDA-6 combo is so much better, more musical and better soundstage !

Sweet! Thanks for your input, I'll scrounge up on info about shops near me that have them to test out
but based on your input, I think the LCD 2 would be a fine fit with SA-1 And SDA-6 combo

 

[550591]

Sweet! Thanks for your input, I'll scrounge up on info about shops near me that have them to test out
but based on your input, I think the LCD 2 would be a fine fit with SA-1 And SDA-6 combo

I would get a considerable cheaper dac. There is plenty of perfectly well measuring stuff in the 300-500$ range.

And you could put the money that you save into even better headphones.

 

[LemanRuss9]

I would get a considerable cheaper dac. There is plenty of perfectly well measuring stuff in the 300-500$ range.

And you could put the money that you save into even better headphones.

yeah that could work, but I want to based up my desktop system; since a big leap from Chord Mojo.
Plus I already plan out the budget and savings for Q3 so I wont upgrade a headphone maybe until next year

 

[simon740]

Hello,

anyone compare this SDA-6 with Denafrips Ares II?

regards,
Simon

 

[lexterminator]

I'm a very happy owner of the SDA-6 Pro but I am also curious on how it would compete against Denafrips Ares, Pontus and Venus. So far I only compared the SDA-6 to Gustard A18 and Schiit Modi Multibit. The SDA-6 is way superior.

 

[branco108]

Hi goys i am considering this dac or the Matrix Audio S-Sabre Pro used. The price is the same. I Do have an singxer sa-1 amp can you reccomend me SDA6 od Matrix? Thanks

 

[Benno1988]

Hello,

anyone compare this SDA-6 with Denafrips Ares II?

regards,
Simon

People rave about the Ares.

I had it at the same time as the Bifrost 2 and Qutest. Compared to those it felt like a mushy mess. YMMV.

 

[KingFiercer]

Is it worth upgrading from SDA-2 to SDA-6? Does SDA-6 have a similar slightly warm sound signature, or is it a more analytical sounding DAC like RME ADI-2 for example?

Now, the tone on the D90 is just gorgeous. D90 w/ SU2 sounds just as good as D90 w/o SU2 except they have different sound. D90 has a warm tone with a slight compression in the mids (in a good tube amp way). D90 w/ SU2 has silkier and more open highs.

SDA6 sounds about the same w/ or w/o SU2 now. I still prefer with SU2 but difference is slight. SDA6 sounds great for 3 songs before my ears grow tired.

So, SDA6 is going back and just ordered an used Border Patrol.

Thanks for your comparison. That settles my choice, since I listened to D90 and preferred Singxer SDA-2 for less analytical and more comfy presentation.

 

[nick2x]

I have compared the SDA6 Pro against a Holo Spring a few weeks back and I found the presentation to be a bit flat, 2 dimensional and compressed. The SDA6 Pro was a new unit and I've put about 30-40 hours on it before I returned it. I was wondering if burnin is required for this DAC to sound its best and if so, how many hours?

 

[jkorten]

I have compared the SDA6 Pro against a Holo Spring a few weeks back and I found the presentation to be a bit flat, 2 dimensional and compressed. The SDA6 Pro was a new unit and I've put about 30-40 hours on it before I returned it. I was wondering if burnin is required for this DAC to sound its best and if so, how many hours?

Yes 41 hours is when it really opens up.

 

[lexterminator]

I have compared the SDA6 Pro against a Holo Spring a few weeks back and I found the presentation to be a bit flat, 2 dimensional and compressed. The SDA6 Pro was a new unit and I've put about 30-40 hours on it before I returned it. I was wondering if burnin is required for this DAC to sound its best and if so, how many hours?

On my end I was burning in too many components at the same time so I can't really say how many hours. During your short test have you tried playing with the filters ? I find the slow filter and NOS modes to be quite good for a D/S dac. I am still thinking of eventually upgrading my DAC to something like VenusII/TerminatorII.