What do you think?

[plastic penguin]

...it has a certain living or organic sound...

What is an organic sound? (Is it approved by the Soil Association?)

No - that means it really digs the environment in which we live, maaaan...8)

 

[CnoEvil]

PP, another DAC to add to your "maybe audition in the future" list, is the Teac UD-H01.

My local dealer rates it very highly and maybe even slightly better than the V-Dac 11 + V-PSU (which he also sells).
I haven't heard this for myself, but trust their judgement enough to recommend it as "worthy of audition."

 

[plastic penguin]

PP, another DAC to add to your "maybe audition in the future" list, is the Teac UD-H01. My local dealer rates it very highly and maybe even slightly better than the V-Dac 11 + V-PSU (which he also sells). I haven't heard this for myself, but trust their judgement enough to recommend it as "worthy of audition."

Forgotten all about this thread...😳

Yarp, the the DacMagic is back in the box until after Xmas: The Arcam standalone is more natural sounding. For the timebeing I'm just going to use the DacMagic as a sonic template, and once I get a streamer, I can look at possibly a replacment for the Cambridge, depending on what I hear.

 

[CnoEvil]

PP, another DAC to add to your "maybe audition in the future" list, is the Teac UD-H01. My local dealer rates it very highly and maybe even slightly better than the V-Dac 11 + V-PSU (which he also sells). I haven't heard this for myself, but trust their judgement enough to recommend it as "worthy of audition."

Forgotten all about this thread...😳

Yarp, the the DacMagic is back in the box until after Xmas: The Arcam standalone is more natural sounding. For the timebeing I'm just going to use the DacMagic as a sonic template, and once I get a streamer, I can look at possibly a replacment for the Cambridge, depending on what I hear.

I did my best at the time....but the Penguin wasn't for turning! 😉

 

[plastic penguin]

Made it fairly clear - due to my pent-up frustration - wasn't expecting too much from the DacMagic. The acid test will come in 3-4 months time when I look at alternatives to the current DAC.

 

[Crocodile]

The DacMagic is back in the box until after Xmas:

If you have no intention of keeping the DacMagic then you may want to get rid now before the Plus model comes along & kills used prices.

Maybe see if you can trade for a Beresford Caiman?

 

[plastic penguin]

The DacMagic is back in the box until after Xmas:

If you have no intention of keeping the DacMagic then you may want to get rid now before the Plus model comes along & kills used prices.

Maybe see if you can trade for a Beresford Caiman?

I got it at a bargain bucket price, so I won't lose much on it anyway. At least I have a benchmark to build on...

 

[Craig M.]

The DacMagic is back in the box until after Xmas:

If you have no intention of keeping the DacMagic then you may want to get rid now before the Plus model comes along & kills used prices.

Maybe see if you can trade for a Beresford Caiman?

+1. or that dac the record spot went for (can't remember the name).

 

[the record spot]

That's the Firestone Audio Spitfire II - around £250. Neat little box, can add a separate power supply for a further £118. Three inputs - optical, USB and coaxial. I used mine with a Fisula coaxial cable, which was about £3 from Amazon and was excellent.

I think however, that as and when the next contract comes along, hopefully soon, I'll splash out on the Onkyo TX-8050 for its digital inputs and the networking capabilities. More in line with what I'm after these days I think.