Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/yamamoto7/dac.html

Looks like a nice piece.

I have been following this dac for sometime and have it on my must audition list. Has anyone heard it ? It is priced very attractively at under $3k but how does it sound ? Srajan Eaben seemed to replace his APL NWO player with this dac, Whats in it ?

Hi,
Pani I`ve own the Yamamoto DAC for about 18 months(see my system) it is an excellent sounding DAC.It is very natural with quite an organic presentaion. The dynamics and tone/timbre are honest with a full bodied sound,yet with exceptional resolution and nuance. So far I`ve not heard any other DAC that I`d exchange it for.

However It seems the Metrum Acoustic Octave DAC may be superior. You should read it`s review in the current 6 moons.com. Also read the review of the Totaldac and then read S.Ebaen`s second opinion review.

Please note what the Metrum was compared to for context.I purchased the Yamamoto based on Srajan`s review(he was absolutely spot on). He`s more impressed by the less expensive Metrum. I`ve ordered one and am waiting patiently. This DAC is NOS(no digital filtering) but with R/2R configuration using ultra high speed industrial chips, not the common delta sigma types. It`s said to be sumpremely transparent, organic-analogue like, but with excellent resolution and ease.Much more resolved than most current NOS DACs.
Best Regards,

thanks for that elaborate reply Charles. Really helpful. So, do you have the YDA01 (SS version) or the YDA01b (tube version) ? Which transport are you using ? Have you heard other NOS dacs like Audio Note, BOW Technologies etc ?