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  1. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    OK, this is the list of DACs that I have on hand for the comparison. They were selected on the basis of being highly regarded by members for their price.
    1. Schiit Modi Multibit (on hand)
    2. SDAC (on hand)
    3. iFi Nano BL (ordered)
    4. JDS Labs EL DAC (ordered)
    5. Topping D30 (ordered)
    The intention here is to put the set on a loaner program. I think it's about time for us to serve those with more modest budgets. Any more suggestions or things that I should be aware of, like how to turn on the linear phase filter because I hate minimum phase? Haha.

    I know there is another DAC of interest., can't remember.
     
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    Any chance you can throw a GO2A in the mix? (not the infinity or the SE)

    Maybe $299 is a little above that budget but I think it's a good contender. Then again, there's also the fact that it's out of production.
     
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    Should probably get one of those Topping dacs as well as one of those Ross Martin ones.
     
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    Absolutely no. Don't want stuff which has variable availability.
     
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    I have been hearing things about the Topping D30, but thats from people who listen to audiosciencereview and amir, so idk if its any good.
     
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    I'd like specific models and lite impressions. There should be some vetting on part of the members here. Don't want to run into an S19 situation again.
     
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    That is acceptable. I think that's the one I forgot. Topping sounds so weird, like something Ben Affleck might do to a girl without her permission.
     
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    Yeah, good point. So unobtainum, out of production stuffs are out then.

    Say, what about the Massdrop SDAC thing?
     
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    Replaced ODAC with SDAC. More appropriate for 2018.
     
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    Felching D30 DAC ordered. Locking this set in. No more.
     
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    Or breaks when the wind blows...
     
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    That's pretty much why I've never ordered one either.
     
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    Which Buy Now button do I press? This is a serious question.
    RM page.png

    Right?
     
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    To me, the one in the upper left looks like the right one. But I couldent really tell. I was wondering the same thing when I went to that page.

    Does no one in the audio world know how to use CSS? Or at least not mess up HTML?
     
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    You're on the wrong page.

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    gah!
     
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    Taverius Smells like sausages

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    I guess the kind of UI I used to deal with making site backends desensitised me, it doesn't seem that bad? :confused:

    Makes more sense than the MSSQL or IIS controls...
     
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    Putting three different products, each with a plethora of options, on one page is confusing as hell. It's made even more confusing when he names his models after the chips they use inside. I have a headache now.
     

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