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DAC adventures

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DAC adventures

Post by joeling on Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:30 pm

Hi fellow members,

Kind of restless lately. Did a comparison of 3 Dacs :

1) Reimyo DAP999 + Empirical Audio Off Ramp 5 (solid state)
2) AMR DP777 (tube)
3) Audio Research Dac 8 (solid state)

This was a non technical, extremely biased and ad hoc comparison.

Source was a Mach2Music Mac Mini utilising USB out + Amarra or Amarra Mini.

Software used were mostly vocal heavy tracks & in Mandarin.

1) Reimyo - lively, articulate, non fatigue + other superlatives. No hi rez
2) AMR DP777 - muted, soft, polite. Does hi rez
3) ARC DAC8 - most aggressive of the bunch but in a naughty but nice manner. Does hi rez

Keeping the Reimyo for red book & DAC8 for hi rez. AMR will be banished to downstairs system.

Regards,
Joe Ling

PS : I wonder how will the Debussy fare ....

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Re: DAC adventures

Post by bal on Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:53 pm

Good heavans Mr.Ling,
how much did all three puppies cost you?

just wondering.... Very Happy


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Re: DAC adventures

Post by kakibook on Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:21 pm



http://review.u-audio.com.tw/reviewd...sp?reviewid=56



http://blog.yam.com/hifihivi/article/17705301



http://www.stereophile.com/hirezplay...layback_system




http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr...cini-CD-Player

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Re: DAC adventures

Post by WongKN on Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:35 pm

Joeling,

Don't wonder here and wonder there. Buy and tell us la ! Twisted Evil

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Re: DAC adventures

Post by htkaki on Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:58 pm

WongKN wrote:Joeling,

Don't wonder here and wonder there. Buy and tell us la ! Twisted Evil
Poison king lol!

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Re: DAC adventures

Post by WongKN on Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:05 pm

Eh ? You calling Mugenfoo ar ?

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Re: DAC adventures

Post by joeling on Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:17 am

secret secret....

bal wrote:Good heavans Mr.Ling,
how much did all three puppies cost you?

just wondering.... Very Happy


Bal.

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Re: DAC adventures

Post by joeling on Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:18 am

I have the same feeling. Wonder why ?

WongKN wrote:Eh ? You calling Mugenfoo ar ?

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Re: DAC adventures

Post by puiyk1973 on Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:26 am

joeling wrote:I have the same feeling. Wonder why ?

WongKN wrote:Eh ? You calling Mugenfoo ar ?


Bro go go go....

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Re: DAC adventures

Post by crittertoo on Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:50 am

joe,

Have you tried the weiss int202 with the arc dac8? When you say ARC DAC8 is the most aggressive of the lot, how aggressive is aggressive? As fast and forward as a NAIM DAC?

Could you PM me the price you paid for the ARC DAC8 and where did you get her from?

regards

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