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  1. Clear Water
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    Donald North Audio — Owners Thread

    I'm not sure what else is going on, but I do want to say that my first pair of Tak 2a3 tubes sounded exactly like what you described. It turns...
    Post by: Clear Water, Nov 23, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Sonic Frontiers SFD-1mk2 Vintage DAC for $750 That Stomps Most Modern DACs

    I was nearly in this same situation! I would leave SFD-2 stock, and start listening right away. I would then send in the SFD-1 to have the SE...
    Post by: Clear Water, Oct 30, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    Sonic Frontiers SFD-1mk2 Vintage DAC for $750 That Stomps Most Modern DACs

    Any impressions/comparisons yet, @edwyun ?
    Post by: Clear Water, Aug 26, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  4. Clear Water
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    Sonic Frontiers SFD-1mk2 Vintage DAC for $750 That Stomps Most Modern DACs

    I was literally about to say the same thing. This is most likely the issue, assuming nothing broke off in transit.
    Post by: Clear Water, Jul 23, 2023 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  5. Clear Water
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    WTB: DNA Sonnet 2

    I have one...
    Post by: Clear Water, Jul 4, 2023 in forum: Closed (Archived) Sales
  6. Clear Water
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    Donate to SBAF

    Me too! I'm a Patreon contributor as well.
    Post by: Clear Water, Jun 29, 2023 in forum: Tales from the Bully Pulpit
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    Donald North Audio Stellaris - The Experience

    The null pots don't mitigate the hum. I only can discern the hum with the Utopias (none with the hd800/650s), and have confirmed from two other...
    Post by: Clear Water, Apr 27, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Donald North Audio Stellaris - The Experience

    @earnmyturns Are you able to hear a persistent low level hum with the Stellaris/Takatsuki 2a3/Utopia combination? My replacement pair has started...
    Post by: Clear Water, Apr 27, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  9. Clear Water
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    Eddie Current Zana Deux S

    I have tried the 6C18C and the 6S18S when I had the ZDS, and they sounded a bit brighter than stock to me. I agree that the rectifiers made a...
    Post by: Clear Water, Apr 4, 2023 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  10. Clear Water
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    Don't support Western Electric: shameless warranty runarounds

    I can personally vouch for the amazing warranty service that Elrog, and Thomas personally, provides. When I got my ER-5u4g from Partsconnexion,...
    Post by: Clear Water, Mar 28, 2023 in forum: Tales from the Bully Pulpit
  11. Clear Water
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    Balanced to single-ended converter (XLR to RCA / BAL to SE)

    My own experience with the Gungnir A1 and the Radial twin ISO is that the sound was noticeably colored. So much so that I returned it. I've...
    Post by: Clear Water, Jan 7, 2023 in forum: DIY
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    Donald North Audio — Owners Thread

    @RestoredSparda Amazing! Can't wait for impressions on how it has affected the sound.
    Post by: Clear Water, Nov 23, 2022 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Donald North Audio Stellaris - The Experience

    Would you say the sound is drier than the Psvane/Linlai?
    Post by: Clear Water, Nov 20, 2022 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
  14. Clear Water
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    Sonic Frontiers SFD-1mk2 Vintage DAC for $750 That Stomps Most Modern DACs

    I'd say it has a greater ease of presentation, but I don't find it to be polite or laid back in general. It's very dynamic and vivid, just more...
    Post by: Clear Water, Nov 11, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  15. Clear Water
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    Got lucky and snagged an Assemblage D2D-1. Stunning first impressions running I2S > SF Processor 3.

    Got lucky and snagged an Assemblage D2D-1. Stunning first impressions running I2S > SF Processor 3.
    Status Update by Clear Water, Nov 10, 2022
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    Sonic Frontiers SFD-1mk2 Vintage DAC for $750 That Stomps Most Modern DACs

    Initial comparisons between SFD-1 mk2, SFD-2 mk2, and Sonic Processor 3. I've had the SFD-1 since January of 2021, the SFD-2 since October...
    Post by: Clear Water, Nov 7, 2022 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
  17. Clear Water
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    So far it's not a fair fight, but it could be the new toy syndrome at play. Processor 3 takes...

    So far it's not a fair fight, but it could be the new toy syndrome at play. Processor 3 takes the aspects that I like from both SFD-1 and 2 and...
    Profile Post Comment by Clear Water, Nov 4, 2022
  18. Clear Water
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    Never heard SFD-2 (non mk2) but according to reviews it is voiced more forwardly in the upper...

    Never heard SFD-2 (non mk2) but according to reviews it is voiced more forwardly in the upper mids and doesn't work as well from the RCA outs....
    Profile Post Comment by Clear Water, Nov 4, 2022
  19. Clear Water
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    Sonic Frontiers Processor 3 finally here! Time to compare to SFD-1 mk2 and SFD-2 mk2

    Sonic Frontiers Processor 3 finally here! Time to compare to SFD-1 mk2 and SFD-2 mk2
    Status Update by Clear Water, Nov 4, 2022
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    The Deals Thread

    SFD-1 mkII for sale via PartsConnexion, $1449.95 CAD (~$1k USD)...
    Post by: Clear Water, Oct 28, 2022 in forum: Leaderboard, Overboard, and Deals
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