![]() ![]() To me simply remove any haze and give you a straight wire to the source. I don't buy into the sound signature of the V-Caps. Quality parts, the designer may have used coupling caps of the paper in oil variety to smother or hide failing in the SQ of the unit itself. The V-Caps don't create more grain or harshness, and in my set-up didn't give an elevated tipped up balance. But I would say the upstream gear needs to be top notchĪnd the parts and design integrity of the circuits in the DAC or amplifier getting the caps needs to be good as well. I would be tempted to say put them in any tube amp in the coupling postion. I am sure the V-Cap Teflons are part of that extension. I have had the DAC running 24/7 for 2 months now, and it sounds amazing, really smooth and great treble detail Though, it is that good, I may be better looking at my source tweaks first (Mac Mini and M2Tech EVO). BUT I can further tweak and upgrade this DAC if I wanted to. I mean, how ,many manufacturers really offer upgrade paths or options? And I aren't an engineer, a web designer with no electronic background. Forget any kits from cottage suppliers or China stuff. What you get once you have put it together is a leading edge audiophile product for the money. Brian the owner of Audio Note kits in Canada is like me, a 300B SE fan and hifi fanatic. I would strongly recommend looking at these kits. I will look into that.īUT VERY HAPPY BUNNY - GREAT DAC! IT ROCKS. Into my Stax SRM-717 amp, and the same into my Power Amps. I'll report back in a few weeks once the V-Caps (and the rest of the parts) are run in.Ī thought, it would be possible with a minor tweak to add a volume pot, thus negate the need for a Pre Amp i.e. The 6X5 tube on the Power board was swopped out for a Bendix which draws more current but gives a moreĭynamic presentation. Right now it sounds really clean, very dynamic and great bass WOW, a lot stonger than my previous Meridian DAC.Īnd the detail is already better, possibly partly due to the NOS and no Brick Wall filter. The Mundorf caps on the Power board will need the same, though won't affect the SQ as much. I have V-Cap Teflons on the output board, so I do expect the sound to be all over the shop for 3 weeks or so. The first thing I did was turn up the volume to max, and listen for hum I completed the build a few days back, and have it on soak in my Studio for the next few weeks. Output transformers for maximum dynamics and energy (plus 8 ohm low impedance) output to your pre-ampĪlso I have the ability to choose my favourite tubes, in this case a Bendix 6x5 for the Power supply board,Īnd 2 x Tungsol 5687s for the Analogue Board. Custom Audio Note I/V transformers to transfer the signal between the digital and Analogue boardsħ. Quality Digital PCB with toroidal transformerĦ. Separate power supply board for the Digital PCBĥ. No Brick Wall Filter (makes a big sonic improvement)Ĥ. I haven't head that DAC, but have heard the MHDT Havanna and though nice, the Audio Note is much better in every respect.Ģ. And the Lampizator is more money and look in the Lampizator box, looks cheap to me. It is very easy to bolt in upgraded components later should you want to as the case is big and there is space left.īTW if you think 2k sounds a lot for a kit, this is no ordinary kit. The thing is, after you have built the kit, you understand the layouts, and can appreciate the way it works. The kit took me 10 hours to build over 4 nights, and was a truly fun experience. I would say it will compete with DACs 3 times it's prices, especially OS units. The kit costs 2,250 US and you get (once assembled) a truly high end DAC with great quality parts, solid design and fantastic sound quality. I am using a Mac Mini and Pure Music into M2Tech EVO full stack including regulated power supply into my new Audio Note DAC 3.1 SE kit. Ok tubes need replacing every 2 years, and it needs to warm up for 1/2 hour, but it glows in the dark and the sound is just so right! I have learnt to re-love my RedBook collection as it is now so close to a good vinyl rig. I was picking my favourite CDs on SQ replay, and avoiding those that sounded harsh or brittle.ĭon't believe the rumours, None Oversampling DACs can sound VERY detailed and yet have the smoothest treble possible in digital replay. I liked them on demo in the shop, but sold them inside 3 months of owning them. I would characterise the sound of the Meridian and Naim DACs as good but 'HiFi'. 7 years ago I came across the None Oversampling DACs and fell in love with the organic and smooth sound. I have owned quite a few DACs over the years from Naim, Meridian and Musical Fidelity. I am a tube lover, and run an all Audio Note DAC-Pre-Power system, but also use SR-007 MK2 and a Stax SR-717 amp. ![]()
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