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Post by Johnkenn on May 22, 2015 19:51:41 GMT -6
Everyone is going to have an opinion - and they are entitled to it. I have zero stake in whether or not anyone buys this - but I absolutely thought the DA was much better than the RM 1794 I had and i found that I liked the clarity of the AD a little better than the Burl. Is it better? No - but I think my tastes have changed. Is it better than a Superbeast? I don't know - Dan can address that since he had the two in person.
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Post by svart on May 22, 2015 19:53:48 GMT -6
Yes, that's pretty much his summary, that a stock superbeast and my unit are pretty much the same, and his modded unit sounds more hi-fi than mine.
I've been investigating any reason why my unit might sound "flat" compared to his modded unit, but all I've found is 0.1dB flatness from 10hz to 25khz on my unit. I have a feeling that my unit is extremely clinical in operation, to the point of sounding sterile. This might be good for those looking for absolute cleanliness and clarity, not so much for those looking for a DAC with mojo or an exciting sound.
For me, I use my DAC for monitoring mainly, so I wouldn't want one with a "sound". I'd want it as flat and clean as possible, at least in the monitoring role.
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 22, 2015 19:55:56 GMT -6
I wonder if svart could add something as an option to the design to make it like the Burl.
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Post by svart on May 22, 2015 19:57:47 GMT -6
The unit is now off to Bannedchuck for comparison to a Symphony's converters.
Might as well update the progress on the units now.
I'm finishing up the ADC build and I have about half of the DACs built. All the chassis are cut and being readied for building. I'm still waiting on the bezels, which still show a delivery date of 6/1. I'm also finalizing the silkscreen work and almost ready to try my first tests.
All in all, I think the first 10 units are a couple weeks away from being shipped if all goes well with the machine shop delivering the bezels on time!
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Post by svart on May 22, 2015 19:59:43 GMT -6
I wonder if svart could add something as an option to the design to make it like the Burl. Not on the current design. I could add a transformer option in the future, but that would mean the chassis depth would have to increase to fit the transformers, as well as redoing the layout of the PCBs. |
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Post by kcatthedog on May 22, 2015 20:14:44 GMT -6
Thx svart !
the last suggestion , if a transformer option were possible, could it be switchable in/out of the path ?
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Post by svart on May 22, 2015 20:16:18 GMT -6
Thx svart ! the last suggestion , if a transformer option were possible, could it be switchable in/out of the path ? Sure, it could be made to to that, either with relays or an actual mechanical switch(to keep costs down). |
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Post by kcatthedog on May 22, 2015 20:54:25 GMT -6
mechanical works and is nicely old school, make it a big mo fo that goes goes thunk when you throw it  |
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 22, 2015 21:44:10 GMT -6
You mean a thunk like a Harley Davidson in first gear, eh?
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Post by formatcyes on May 22, 2015 22:52:44 GMT -6
I wonder if svart could add something as an option to the design to make it like the Burl. The burl sound is from its transformers. There is a thread here somewhere someone found a pre that was very similar sounding. Because svart's is so flat you could add your own transformers for the burl flavour |
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Post by Martin John Butler on May 23, 2015 7:53:03 GMT -6
I thought it would be cool if svart had a "Burlish" option. I'm sure there's a way to add the flavor you need, butI'm not so skilled that I'd be able to get what I want, so a finished product with that sound is appealing.
Formatcytes, when you wrote,"you could add your own transformers for the burl flavour ", I'm curious how you would go about doing that.
Even if some of this s over my head, I enjoy understanding how it all works.
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Post by formatcyes on May 25, 2015 14:36:14 GMT -6
I ment as part of the pre amp Altho you could put a transformer 1:1 between the pre and the A/D. You would simply wire your pre amp outputs to the transformer and connect the transformer outputs to the A/D.
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Post by kcatthedog on May 25, 2015 14:45:35 GMT -6
and if your pre has output transformers like a tb12, you can just drive that anyway but use its line out to the converters ?
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Post by Johnkenn on May 25, 2015 17:43:16 GMT -6
This is gonna sound a little backwards - seeing as how I own a Burl B2 AD - but I'm not so sure that saturation is what I want from my AD. Most of the time, I don't literally hear any saturation from the B2 - it just sounds good. With the style of music that I do, I find that I am gravitating towards cleaner sounds. Now, I can see where this thing would be the cat's meow if you have a rocking track that you want to push into sonic crunchiness...but I'm finding more and more that I'm looking for things to translate how I put them in.
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Post by kcatthedog on May 26, 2015 4:58:22 GMT -6
This is gonna sound a little backwards - seeing as how I own a Burl B2 AD - but I'm not so sure that saturation is what I want from my AD. Most of the time, I don't literally hear any saturation from the B2 - it just sounds good. With the style of music that I do, I find that I am gravitating towards cleaner sounds. Now, I can see where this thing would be the cat's meow if you have a rocking track that you want to push into sonic crunchiness...but I'm finding more and more that I'm looking for things to translate how I put them in. I completely get this having had the burl (which sounds great), but I remember way back in one of the other threads Jim , indicating that he would prefer a converters design with no in line transformers, so I started thinking differently about the burl design and then read this thread wtih svart's design premise adn I thought : perfect ! |
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Post by NoFilterChuck on May 26, 2015 9:22:23 GMT -6
Just wanna update everyone that the USPS tracking website has not updated since they put it on a truck this past friday, even tho dandeurloo gave it to them last wednesday via 2Day. USPS = :-( |
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Post by kcatthedog on May 26, 2015 9:23:47 GMT -6
is the driver into audio recording ? |
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Post by jcoutu1 on May 26, 2015 10:01:51 GMT -6
Just wanna update everyone that the USPS tracking website has not updated since they put it on a truck this past friday, even tho dandeurloo gave it to them last wednesday via 2Day. USPS = :-( What a bummer. |
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Post by dandeurloo on May 26, 2015 11:45:24 GMT -6
Just wanna update everyone that the USPS tracking website has not updated since they put it on a truck this past friday, even tho dandeurloo gave it to them last wednesday via 2Day. USPS = :-( Good thing I insured it! |
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Post by NoFilterChuck on May 26, 2015 15:59:56 GMT -6
Just wanna update everyone that the USPS tracking website has not updated since they put it on a truck this past friday, even tho dandeurloo gave it to them last wednesday via 2Day. USPS = :-( Good thing I insured it! You should ask for a refund, because they didn't deliver 2 days after you gave it to them. |
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Post by dandeurloo on May 26, 2015 23:36:28 GMT -6
Have you ever tried to deal with the customer service department at the USPS. That is why I ship with an online service that dies three party insurance. It's just not worth the time.
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Post by NoFilterChuck on May 27, 2015 0:28:13 GMT -6
the package is currently in Bethpage NY! hopefully it'll be out for delivery tomorrow!
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Post by NoFilterChuck on May 27, 2015 11:53:52 GMT -6
Arrived!!
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Post by kcatthedog on May 27, 2015 12:46:36 GMT -6
yea !!
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