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Just wanted to make audiophile community aware, anyone looking for a DAC must check out Galle DAC from Cinnamon Audio. The feedback from two recent buyers was very inspiring and they bought the DAC after listening.

"The Galle DAC: we’ve crafted a DAC that delivers a natural, lush sound with remarkable dynamics and harmonic richness"

Cutting edge R2R, 27 bit ladder, laser cut the resistors to hit 0.1% tolerance; installed directly into the circuit board for a bargain price of $12,995

You can hear this DAC at Capitol Audio, courtesy @gestalt audio.

https://cinnamonaudio.com/components/galledac

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I just purchased the Galle dac after hearing it in my system. No, other $3000 dacs are not 99% as good. My goodness folks, please post here based on your actual experience with the Cinnamon Galle dac. My favorite two dacs up until this point have been the Tron Atlantic Signature and Mojo Audio Evo Pro with all possible upgrades. These dacs cost $12-$15,000 and are outstanding. The Galle just pleased my soul even more. Considerably more. This is a very special dac folks. One of those special pieces that one just can’t forget about after hearing.

Yes, you can buy some wonderful sounding dacs for $3500 and up.  No doubt about it! However, dacs such as the Galle can certainly deliver far more realism and can be actually be worth the price in the right system and with the right person.  Great big audio world out there! 

The Cinnamon Galle dac will be at Capital Audio fest. The importer/dealer Colin of Gestalt Audio Design has two rooms #653 & #325. The dac will be in one of these rooms and most likely room #653. These rooms will include products from Cinnamon, Wolf Von Langa and some other interesting companies.

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 other $3000 dacs are not 99% as good. My goodness folks, please post here based on your actual experience with the Cinnamon Galle dac

+1 , although my wallet wishes otherwise.  While there have been many fantastic sounding DACs <5k in the past few years, sonic improvements can be easily heard at higher quality/engineered/prices gear.  Like all things high-end audio, diminishing returns is the norm BUT the “99%” comment is baselessly incorrect.

I have a sonic high quality analog rig so needed a high sonic DAC good enough so that the digital side won’t sound like a letdown.  

@lalitk - I’m on the west coast, Silicon Valley - so Capital Audio Fest not on my radar.  Being on the west coast I checked out T.H.E. show, Pacific Audio Fest, in addition to AXPONA and the late RMAF.Thanks for the suggestion

@kennyc 

I hope to catch up with you at AXPONA 2025. 

@grannyring 

Thanks for posting your impressions! 

@grannyring Great to hear your review of the Cinnamon Galle DAC. I also have the Mojo Audio Evo Pro DAC for the past 3 years and have enjoyed it very much. I started getting fixated on the Playback Designs Dream DAC, but in the meantime I tried out some more expensive DACs including the Weiss Helios ($22k) and the Grimm 2 (with streamer built in). Both sounded good in my system, particularly the Weiss but I wasn't sure the difference in sound was worth the investment over the Mojo Evo, which really does sound pretty damn good. The thing that has intrigued me about the Playback Designs is how people, particularly those with extremely high end analog and even super expensive digital systems consistently rave about the PBD's musicality. I've been talking to Colin about the Cinnamon Galle and he has offered to send one to audition. However, I wanted to wait until I was really  ready to purchase something. although if I really liked it, I'd probably find a way! (Recently got a new TREK Madone bicycle that cost the same as the Galle so need to let the dust settle on that purchase).

I don't know if you still have your Mojo, but do you have a sense of the differences in sound with the Galle? The Mojo Evo Pro is a very nice DAC and I am very happy with it. ,At this point I don't want to buy a DAC that is a stepping stone to top end and would rather wait a while to get something like the PBD. BUt if the Galle is a transformative change I would be very interested in moving forward with auditioning and possibly purchasing it. As others have said, Colin at Gestalt has an impeccable ability to select superbly musical components and reading your comments as well as others' here so I suspect that this is a very special component.