Discrete R2R Ladder dac from Soekris, Absolute Sounds review.

MHTD?, old hat  TDA1541A chip based.
I mean Discrete R2R dacs

Cheers George

Georgehifi,

Okay, a new Soekris DAC 1421 arrived at my house yesterday. Right out of the box it was ugly - thin, one dimensional, and bright. 

Twenty hours later and I am starting to be impressed compared to my old Theta ProBasic III. More detail across the whole audible range, I think, is translating into better ambience, soundstage, imaging, and liquidity.

So now that you have helped me to upend my apple cart; should I quit thinking about an end game DAC (for my price range) like a Bricasti, Metrum, Mojo Audio, or Schitt?😉

Dsper

That's good to know, are you using it direct or through a preamp, if direct where are you on it's level control for a good volume level?

Cheers George

Conrad Johnson 17LS2 preamp.

I think, along with some Amperex butt ulglies from Brent Jesse, it adds a musicality to my system.

Try direct also for a while and let us know where on it’s volume control you are?
As I’ve found with my discrete R2R, what I thought were "so so" old recordings were actually very good, and it just took a discrete R2R dac to make me realize it. Now I’m listening to all those old ones I never liked in a very new light.

Cheers George