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HOLO Audio Spring DAC: Affordable discrete R2R Multibit Dac, could be a winner.

Many manufacturers are going back to R2R Multibit d/a conversion, a good portion of audiophiles are saying it sounds better than the cheaper d/a conversion of Delta Sigma, (1 bit), Bitstream, Saber. etc.
And it says it uses dual R2R’s Multibits to support DSD natively!!? 

Product Description:This new DAC.”Spring” is the first design of a new era, a milestone for HOLO Audio’s own Jeff Zhu. It’s a full discrete R2R type of audio decoder and does not have off the shelf-DAC chip! This is a bespoke custom-designed core DAC module and truly a breakthrough with technology for any DAC chip today. The Spring is here to achieve new heights, new dynamics and simply a full spectrum of audio to please the aural senses. This Dac has been called the poor mans Total Dac / MSB / Wavedream / Chord Dave Etc. It plays with the big boys.

https://kitsunehifi.com/product/springdacbase/

Looks amazing inside for $1,700. Schiit Yaggi better watch out!!!!



Cheers George
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georgehifi OP
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For those interested, here is an in depth comparison of the Metrum Pavane vs The Holo Spring Dac.

http://earphiles.org/index.php/2017/02/04/metrum-pavane-vs-holo-spring-dac/

Cheers George 
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George,
I was wondering about the initial excitement about Holo and then things simply died down. I would be more interested to find how the Holo compares against Bryston BDA-3. And I am not interested technology-wise, but sound-wise.
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I am not interested technology-wise, but sound-wise.
Lots of initial excitment over at SNA forums.
New Holo Audio Spring Dac - R2R and DSD
  • By rocky500, August 28, 2016, 492 replies, 23,055 views
http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/110550-new-holo-audio-spring-dac-r2r-and-dsd/


This shoot out between the $10kaud Metrum Pavane and the $2k Holo, both are R2R ladder Mutibit dacs, so it may not interest you, if you prefer Delta Sigma based dacs, which the Bryston is.
http://earphiles.org/index.php/2017/02/04/metrum-pavane-vs-holo-spring-dac/

Cheers George
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