@bander: I'm not at all familiar with Exasound. Will check them out. Thanks.
Still looking for a DAC I can demo at home. . .
I'm looking to spend up to $4500 on a DAC. Must be able to demo at home! Yes-- I know-- this eliminates many possibilities but I don't actually enjoy buying/selling gear, so buying gear on A'gon to try, and then having to re-sell it, holds 0 appeal for me. I think of myself as a music lover rather than an audiophile. Perhaps, for those of you reading this, other, less flattering adjectives come to mind ;o), but nevertheless, the search goes on. I have: Wells Majestic integrated, Silverline SR 17.5 Monitors. I plan to keep my Jolida JD100 cdp as a transport. Emotional involvement, "musicality" (lots of arguments about what that means, I know) are more important to me than hyper detail. Borrowing John Darko's analogy, I'm more interested in "tasting cake" than knowing whether the butter is organic, the eggs are laid by Rhode Island Red hens or Sea Turtles, the flour is winter or spring wheat, etc. Sea Turtles? OK- I'm starting to experience the particular flavor of insanity that comes from spending far too much time reading threads and reviews. I've held off trying Schiit Yggy due to conflicting reports re: whether its resolution is too "digital/analytical" sounding. PS Audio Directstream JR. has its fans and critics. Anything else in this price range I can demo at home ???
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PS Audio offers in home audition on some products. Check with them on the details. They always answer the phone. http://www.psaudio.com/products/directstream-junior/ |
While I liked the fact I was able to demo the Yggdrasil in home, I wasn't particularly fond of the restocking fee if I had chosen to return it, or the relatively narrow 15 days window of time to do so. That said, if memory serves Schiit sees close to zero returns on the Yggdrasil, the trial begins when you sign the Fedex delivery, not when it ships and IMO prior to 15 days is plenty of time to burn it in and bring it to its potential. |
I tried COS D2. In my system, it's not my cup of tea. Much too analytical and polite for my tastes. Next up: Aqua La Voce S2. @gdhal: I've encountered wildly diverging opinions on how long Yggy requires to burn in and therefore, with all due respect, I simply don't know what to believe. Same thing with peoples' descriptions of how it (or any component) sounds. At this point, I've gotten to the point where I take the aesthetic evaluation portion of reviews with a couple large shovel-fulls of the coarsest Kosher salt. |
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