Uber;
I have Qutest here & running Roon.
I have never heard Dave, but plan too at AXPONA.
I bought it via Audio Advisors for a 30 day trial. You should too
I compared it to Playback Designs Merlot DSD dac at same time.
Roon allowed me to upsample, filter PCM, DSD convert.
It is quite the chameleon.
It can be super detailed & incisive & BIG soundstage
It can be DSD, smooth, detailed & sensuous & great soundstage
it has big bass !
The upsample and filter in roon allows the cameleon to show thru
In it’s natural state it is highly incisive and detailed PCM
If tap number is a representative of detail , then DAVE is as good as it will get?
If it was PCM only, I would have sent it back for overload of incisive detail, my system is capable of lots of detail and soundstage ques.
but,
Roon allows DSD and associated tayloring of sound.
anyway, I’d love to hear a Dave with Roon or M upsampler.
Dave can’t be that much better? Or my famous last words ! $1880 is reasonable, $10 k is not ( I’m happy )
Playback Designs and Qutest in DSD was a good competition, Playback a tad better, but Qutest and roon allows a bit of sound tayloring that I like
My thought is try it thru Audio Advisor.
jeffy
ps: Great vinyl is still better, more soundstage
I have Qutest here & running Roon.
I have never heard Dave, but plan too at AXPONA.
I bought it via Audio Advisors for a 30 day trial. You should too
I compared it to Playback Designs Merlot DSD dac at same time.
Roon allowed me to upsample, filter PCM, DSD convert.
It is quite the chameleon.
It can be super detailed & incisive & BIG soundstage
It can be DSD, smooth, detailed & sensuous & great soundstage
it has big bass !
The upsample and filter in roon allows the cameleon to show thru
In it’s natural state it is highly incisive and detailed PCM
If tap number is a representative of detail , then DAVE is as good as it will get?
If it was PCM only, I would have sent it back for overload of incisive detail, my system is capable of lots of detail and soundstage ques.
but,
Roon allows DSD and associated tayloring of sound.
anyway, I’d love to hear a Dave with Roon or M upsampler.
Dave can’t be that much better? Or my famous last words ! $1880 is reasonable, $10 k is not ( I’m happy )
Playback Designs and Qutest in DSD was a good competition, Playback a tad better, but Qutest and roon allows a bit of sound tayloring that I like
My thought is try it thru Audio Advisor.
jeffy
ps: Great vinyl is still better, more soundstage