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Holo Audio Spring Dac, At last a Stereophile review and tests

Some good reading here, review from Herb Reichert a vinyl junky?

For those who love the sound of Redbook converted with R2R Multibit.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/holoaudio-spring-kitsuné-tuned-edition-level-3-da-processor


Herb Reichert

"To me, a DAC is just a DAC—until it wipes away digital glare and opens the listening door all the way, letting me enter the plain-truth wonderments of the recordings I collect. And the HoloAudio Spring DAC Level3 did exactly that. Its sense of undamaged, I-am-there truthfulness let me relax and enjoy my CDs, and DSD and other hi-rez files, with renewed faith in digital sound."



Cheers George


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jwm
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I had the level 3
1markr
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@jwm  I agree 100% with your assessment.

I also had a L3 but I could not get it sound engaging and exciting in my system. Sold it a couple of weeks after getting it (it was already burned in, btw).

That being said, I only tried it with the USB input from my MacBook Pro, whereas using another input via a DDC like the Singxer SU-1 seems like the prevalent recommendation.
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shadorne
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Yes it needs a Singer or other jitter cleaning device according to people I know who use it. This is not uncommon for all but the best DACs. 
jwm
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I used it with the Singxer SU-1 and still didn't warm up to it.
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falconquest
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Hmmm, I have the Level 3 Spring with the Singxer fed by an Aurender N100H and it rivals my CD transport for quality of sound.  I have been very happy with it. I have to admit that I am curious about the Denafrips Terminator although it is at a much higher price point.
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