Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC

Staehli,

I am not familiar with the CD 21 transport, but from reading online it can upsample CDs. Were your comments/comparison between Octave and Benchmark based on 44.1 or 96 kHz output from the CD 21? I'm asking this because at another forum someone who's trying the Octave mentioned its performance was superb when fed an upsampled signal (in his case upsampled inside a computer, then reclocked thru Offramp 4), but mediocre when fed 44.1.

Lewinski,
with the benchmark, I liked the 44.1 output better because it sounded more dynamic and self assured whereas the Octave had better air and separation fed from the 96kHz output. Strange.

Hello Charles1dad.

I was wondering if your Octave finally cleared customs and you were able to receive it. Looking forward to your comments!

Cheers!

Lewinskih01,
The post office mistakenly has returned my Metrum shipment back to Holland! So unfortunately I`ll have to wait a little longer.
Thank goodness I still have my Yamamoto to enjoy.
Best Regards,

I use the Metrum Octave with an Audiophilleo2, and Amarra 2.3.
Inititially, it was a bit bright, but not sibilant. I like the sound a lot. It is very clear, rich and detailed, with slam. Bass is excellent. Most importantly, the sound doe not fatigue. This was still an issue with the Weiss Dac2 for me. It sounds much different compared to an traditional NOS dac such as the Ack Dac or the Promitheus Dac. They sound constricted in comparision, creating a sense of coziness at the expense of resolution and transparency. I would not describe the sound as lush or rich, rather as neutral and very fast.