NewOnTech Dac07 - Any Users Out There?

A quick search showed this discussion over on Head-Fi:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/newontech-dac-07.969331/

I've not heard it and have no real interest in it, but Head-Fi is a good place for some interesting discussions.

I have the NewOnTech DAC07, fed by a Simon Audio CD5 used as transport, connected via a Silnote Morpheus Reference Classic II Series II digital S/PDIF cable as my one and only input source. I cannot compare with other DACs, other than saying I had a VERY good tubed CD player (modified Opera Audio Consonance Reference 2.2) which was bettered by the NewOnTech DAC07 and Simon Audio CD5 combo. I love this input combo. Clean, clear, transparent, quick, yet also the proper amount of musical "meat-on-the-bones" sound for me. I have purchased a few things from Mike and have always found him to be very helpful, knowledgeable, and fair to deal with. And when I replaced the DAC’s original power cord with Mike’s new Nemesis power cord, there was definite improvement: quieter background, and a more relaxed music delivery. The Silnote S/PDIF cable was also an improvement over a popular cable sold on Amazon (Geistnote's Apogee Wyde Eye 75Ω S/PDIF (RCA) Cable).

Bottom line: it delivered more detail, the sound was more open, and ultimately very musically satisfying. 

@rockadanny Compared to what dac(s)? 

I've not been able to compare to any other standalone DACs.

Just previous CD player.

Definitely need to hear more about how this dac stacks up against some others..There is a fella on head-fi raving about it, but he's listening through headphones, not speakers, so the impression is clearly different. He speaks highly of the dac though. 

@rockadanny 

I would look into a better SPDIF; a used Grover Huffman Pharaoh or a Tchernov are the best sounding ones I have come across regardless of cost.

Those cables are hitting Way above their price point and I tried the Silnote as well...

Wig

@wig Thanks for the recommendations! Always looking for improvements.

Sorry I'm so late on the NewOnTech 07 DAC. Now that I've got a few hundred hours on mine. I was using Lumin T-2 through it's internal DAC. & there's no comparison. Changing USB cable to Curious also made a big difference. I tend not to go by U-tubers recommendations, but Mike powell's for the NewOnTeck DAC & Puritan 156 was two of my best audio choices I've ever made.