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Title: WTB: DAC
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on May 13, 2012, 08:46:14 PM

Looking for a DAC - nothing too spectacular - just need to be able to get the Spotify feed and HDTracks into my amp using USB or Toslink. PM me if you have something for sale...

If I don't hear anything may ge this:

http://www.tcelectronic.com/impacttwin.asp (http://www.tcelectronic.com/impacttwin.asp)

It is pro equipment, but the gent that is selling the Classe pre in the list successfully replaced it with this (controlled via firewire by a Mac) and is pretty happy - sounds good too.

OBG

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: treos33 on May 14, 2012, 12:29:53 PM

I have one of these on pre-order:

http://www.jdslabs.com/item.php?fetchitem=39 (http://www.jdslabs.com/item.php?fetchitem=39)

Here is the blog of the guy who designed it:

http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/ (http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/)

He is all about objective testing and designed this little dac to be audibly transparent using the Benchmark Dac 1 as a reference. It looks pretty promising.

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: treos33 on May 14, 2012, 03:16:57 PM

The emotiva dac is on sale now because they're getting ready for a new model but this one is suppose to be pretty good for the monies.

http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/processors/products/xda1 (http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/processors/products/xda1)

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: bmwr75 on May 14, 2012, 05:21:42 PM

The Emotiva dac is a great buy for the money based on what I've read.  Just don't use it as a volume control if you don't have to because that compromises the sound quality.  It has to be set to maximum volume to sound the best.

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on May 14, 2012, 08:26:23 PM

Thanks all...  Ended up ordering an Emotiva DAC.  Will report after I get it later this week. 

Cheers,

OBG

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: treos33 on May 14, 2012, 08:31:04 PM

Cool! good luck with it. I'll report on the objective dac when I get it eventually.

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on May 14, 2012, 08:44:45 PM

I considered the objective but he is still a few weeks away at least from delivery and I am thirsty for Spotify and iTunes, so ordered the Emotiva with two day  delivery.    :P

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: treos33 on May 14, 2012, 10:00:45 PM

I'm glad you went with the emotiva because now we can bring them to the shop sometime and compare. I haven't heard any usb dacs before but I did a lot a research so I'm curious to see how they will compare.  8)

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on May 17, 2012, 07:40:43 PM

(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l538/namikis/emotiva2.jpg)

(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l538/namikis/emotiva1.jpg)

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: treos33 on May 17, 2012, 08:52:19 PM

awesome! how's it sound?

Title: Re: WTB: DAC
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on May 17, 2012, 09:09:15 PM

Sounds good...  need to give it time and listen to most of the music I am accustomed to before judging.  I am keeping it though,  for the price you cannot beat it sound plus functionality.