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The HeadAmp GS-X and GS-X MK2 Thread

Mar 25, 2018 at 7:21 PM Post #5,674 of 6,365
joseph69 said:
I believe some wanted to compare the copper color sides of the Spring DAC to the champagne color of the GS-X for those going to have both visible.
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I changed up my TV stand, which makes the sides of the Spring visible in these pics. I didn't think about it before but the champagne color of the GS-X does well against the wood finish, as does the Spring. Feel free to ignore the swatches of green post-its over the power LED's lol.

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Mar 25, 2018 at 10:05 PM Post #5,675 of 6,365
llamaluv said:
I changed up my TV stand, which makes the sides of the Spring visible in these pics. I didn't think about it before but the champagne color of the GS-X does well against the wood finish, as does the Spring. Feel free to ignore the swatches of green post-its over the power LED's lol.


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Beautiful set up!
I still feel the champagne and the copper aren't close in color, but that wouldn't bother me whatsoever being they're 2 different components each looking sleek and beautiful!
 
Mar 30, 2018 at 10:39 AM Post #5,677 of 6,365
The common theme on this thread is that the full capabilities of the GSX are wasted if one does not use a DAC capable of balanced output.
How many DAC's are out there which can output balanced?

Are Chord DAC's (Qutest, Hugo2 etc.) ruled out for use with the GSX due to their lack of balanced output?

What is the most popular DAC for use with the GSX - Holo Spring? Just curious as to which top 2 or 3 balanced DAC's most are using with this amp?
 
Mar 30, 2018 at 10:43 AM Post #5,678 of 6,365
buzzlulu said:
The common theme on this thread is that the full capabilities of the GSX are wasted if one does not use a DAC capable of balanced output.
How many DAC's are out there which can output balanced?

Are Chord DAC's (Qutest, Hugo2 etc.) ruled out for use with the GSX due to their lack of balanced output?

What is the most popular DAC for use with the GSX - Holo Spring? Just curious as to which top 2 or 3 balanced DAC's most are using with this amp?
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I use a Hugo tt which has balanced output and it sounds great.
 
Mar 30, 2018 at 10:49 AM Post #5,679 of 6,365
wdh777 said:
I use a Hugo tt which has balanced output and it sounds great.
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Yes - the TT seems to be the only Chord (and Dave?) which outputs balanced.
I am reluctant to invest in a TT considering that the Hugo and Qute were both significantly updated.
One wonders if the TT will be updated - and if it will continue to output balanced when considering that the new Hugo2 and Qutest do not
I would love to use a Chord DAC with a future purchase GSX however I am reluctant to purchase a TT when knowing that the other members of the lineup have been significantly updated
 
Mar 30, 2018 at 1:52 PM Post #5,680 of 6,365
buzzlulu said:
Yes - the TT seems to be the only Chord (and Dave?) which outputs balanced.
I am reluctant to invest in a TT considering that the Hugo and Qute were both significantly updated.
One wonders if the TT will be updated - and if it will continue to output balanced when considering that the new Hugo2 and Qutest do not
I would love to use a Chord DAC with a future purchase GSX however I am reluctant to purchase a TT when knowing that the other members of the lineup have been significantly updated
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Long term ch1, tested ch2, and tt owner. First off TT in itself held its ground against all chord products, sans Dave, imo. Matter of fact the TT may not have quite the depth of more taps and pulse arrays, but tt has superior analogue components like its balanced out xlr , which Hugo and qutest does not. The darker sound of tt delivers better base slam, more distinct mid definition, imo. So actually TT and Dave are the only consideration to use gsx mk2 full topography end to end.
Now concerning tt2 launch which I’m interested in as well, not for a while. Maybe aug 2019 or beyond....i can’t speak for the market rational but they are happy to sit on TT it seems while ch2 Dave and all ancillary add ons get developed....
 
Mar 30, 2018 at 2:08 PM Post #5,681 of 6,365
buzzlulu said:
The common theme on this thread is that the full capabilities of the GSX are wasted if one does not use a DAC capable of balanced output.
How many DAC's are out there which can output balanced?

Are Chord DAC's (Qutest, Hugo2 etc.) ruled out for use with the GSX due to their lack of balanced output?

What is the most popular DAC for use with the GSX - Holo Spring? Just curious as to which top 2 or 3 balanced DAC's most are using with this amp?
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As a long term user of Aqua Hifi R2R DAC, I step in for them. The La Scala is fully balanced, a sweet DAC. It's considerably more expensive than the Holo Spring, but it is truly first class. Will soon upgrade from my La Voce S2 to the La Scala optologic. Very much looking forward to it!
 
Mar 30, 2018 at 2:18 PM Post #5,682 of 6,365
biosailor said:
As a long term user of Aqua Hifi R2R DAC, I step in for them. The La Scala is fully balanced, a sweet DAC. It's considerably more expensive than the Holo Spring, but it is truly first class. Will soon upgrade from my La Voce S2 to the La Scala optologic. Very much looking forward to it!
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interesting, i know you just amped but when you do let us know, optilogic mk2 is 7 G, could be worse
 
Mar 30, 2018 at 3:47 PM Post #5,683 of 6,365
Whazzzup said:
Long term ch1, tested ch2, and tt owner. First off TT in itself held its ground against all chord products, sans Dave, imo. Matter of fact the TT may not have quite the depth of more taps and pulse arrays, but tt has superior analogue components like its balanced out xlr , which Hugo and qutest does not. The darker sound of tt delivers better base slam, more distinct mid definition, imo. So actually TT and Dave are the only consideration to use gsx mk2 full topography end to end.
Now concerning tt2 launch which I’m interested in as well, not for a while. Maybe aug 2019 or beyond....i can’t speak for the market rational but they are happy to sit on TT it seems while ch2 Dave and all ancillary add ons get developed....
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Thanks for the detailed and informative explanation. It sounds like the TT needs to go on my list with others. My primary listening is 2 channel and Chord products are held in high esteem on the Naim forum. As for the Dave - I am looking to build out a separate headphone system and do not want to go down that Uber route - I already have a Dave beater in my two channel system - Linn Kllimax DS. That actually has a set of balanced XLR outs in addition to RCA's so it could theoretically be used however I am looking to keep the two systems separate.

All music files are stored on an external hard drive on a downstairs iMac. I would most likely use ROON and something like a MicroRendu to feed the headphone system DAC which will be upstairs.

Still looking to hear from others on balanced DAC alternatives.
 
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