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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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pixelplay
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Now that would be interesting! 
bill_k
909 posts
 
pixelplay - Do you have any comments to share about the Holo DAC yet? TIA
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milpai
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bill_k,
Thank You for the information. I was not aware of that. So how would one get the DSD stream from a universal player's "HDMI out" to a DAC like the HOLO via I2S?
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milpai
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bimmer100,
Since you are the distributor of Kitsune DACs, have you thought of creating a "circle" on AudioCircle dot com? Once you have a good enough base, folks can use that site for Q&A, FAQs, interacting with other Kitsune products, etc.
bill_k
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milpai - I don't believe that is possible unless there is some converter I'm not aware of. PS Audio transports have an I2S output which could connect to the Holo DAC via HDMI for WAV files. Their newest model allows connection via I2S including DSD from SACD discs but only with an approved handshake outputting to their own DirectStream DACs. The Bryston BDA-3 supports DSD decoding from SACDs on universal players via conventional (non-I2S) HDMI connection. Hope this helps!
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