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New DAC has transformed my music collection.

I bought a chord 2 quite dac which initially sounded great. However I found myself turning the volume down.  After some careful reading I have swapped out the Chord after 2 months to an Exposure Dac, god what a transformation. I have music, I have stopped listening to my system and now listen to music.  

My system comprises of a melco streamer, into an Exposure Dac, Croft epoch elite pre and Croft twin star 1 power amp into piega classic 40.2.  It sounds great listening to mainly blues rock I have the band playing infront of me. Have fallen back in love with my system, and have no plans for any further changes......

I do however miss a remote control for the volume, getting up and down keeps me fit. 

Enjoy the music. 


shefwed
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audiotroy
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Shefwed, 

You just discovered that shopping by review is bull pucky. 

It is all about system matching. The Chord sound is extremely detailed, Exposure electronics classic British sound warm, punchy, more about flow and emotion than detail. 

So you just found a great lesson about system voicing is about creating synergy and sometimes adding one component may require a complete rebalancing of the way a system is voiced.

Dave and Troy
Audio Docor NJ 
gdnrbob
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@audiotroy , 
What makes you think he shopped by reviews?
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shefwed OP
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I purchased both from good hifi shops under advice as neither had the amplifiers or speakers I had, both I tested at home. Initially the Chord sounded great but far too in your face.  I know what sound I like, sometimes I can spend hours listening, with the Chord it sounded better when I was in another room. The Exposure Dac has a wonderful calmness about it, the music flows however the detail is all there just not thrown at you.  Jackson Browne has never sounded so good.

Cheers
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grannyring
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Please let us know the model of the Exposure dac.  Not familiar.   
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