Emm Labs DV2 versus Tambaqui
Has anyone heard both of these or better still done a comparison? Which did you prefer?
A FYI, another company that had an excellent implementation of the ESS chip was Resonessence Labs INVICTA Mirus Pro review | Darko.Audio They are no longer in business as the CEO retired. The principles used to work at ESS and knew the DAC better than anyone. You sometimes see their DACs show up on the used market.
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I have a Terminator and a Tambaqui. Both are state of the art. Both sound lifelike and real, not digital. Both are good, sensible, choices. If you held a gun to my head I would say that the Tambaqui is better, there is just something about its bass that seems more exciting, more tuneful, than the Terminator. But if you had either, you would be a very happy bunny.
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The best way is to order both for home trial and keep the one you like better. You'll hear a lot of advise about this vs that, or I heard this there and it was amazing, but none of these are apples to apples comparisons in the same room with the same equipment. Imo...first ensure what's the ambient white noise level in your listening area, THEN consider the technology and budget of the dac you want to purchase. no point buying state of the art if you live in a large city, and your room is not sound proofed or treated and you have kids running around. Or you don't actually sit down for 2 hours at a time to listen critically - at that point you are just buying status.
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