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Check This Out!

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

lalitk
mitch2
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Any updates on the Cinnamon Galle?  Were they at AXPONA?

I was poking around and realized Less Loss in Lithuania had done something similar with their Echo’s End DACs (linked) - i.e., using a bunch of laser-trimmed surface-mount resistors (SMD) in an R-2R resistor ladder DAC.  The Echo’s End DACs offer a similarly designed product at three price levels at around $5K for the original (reviewed here and here), $20K for the reference (reviewed here and here), and $34K for the Reference Supreme.  Interestingly, like the Cinnamon Galle sold at Gestalt Audio in Nashville, TN, the Echo’s End is also sold by a Nashville located dealer, Atelier 13 Audio.

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grannyring
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@mitch2 Cinnamon was not at this years Axpona. I am enjoying my Galle dac with the Galle digital transport due in any day now.

 LessLoss makes some fine sounding cables, tweaks and dacs! I have heard their C-Mark Firewall 640x filter and C-Mark power cords in my system and was most impressed! 

mitch2
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@grannyring - I am glad you are enjoying your Cinnamon Galle.  Did you ever stop by Atelier 13 Audio and listen to either of the Echo’s End DACs?  I am curious since there just doesn’t seem to be much in the press or posts by owners about the Echo’s End.  The Galle seems to be better received, based on what I have read, although there are not too many reviews yet of that one either.  I was interested in both of those because of their R2R design and because they are fully solid state.  Instead, I decided to try an Aries Cerat Helene, even though I am not thrilled about having tubes again - only 3 though.  Totaldac and MSB were also on my short list.

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grannyring
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The Aries Cerat Helene dac is very impressive in pictures and design! I have always been interested in this dac, but just did not want tubes in my dac.  I bet it sounds beautiful! I am so thrilled with the Galle dac that I just can’t muster up enough motivation to listen to another.   Ha! Still in the honeymoon infatuation stage.  

No, I have not heard the LessLoss dac.  

 

mitch2
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"Aries Cerat Helene dac is very impressive in pictures and design!"

Yes it is, and even more impressive to lift when in its wooden crate!  The thing is so darn big, I considered putting it on its own Sound Anchors amplifier stand since I have one I am not using.

I have had several pretty good DACs here that have all been close to the sound I am looking for, and a couple of them I would be happy to live with but, with all of them so far I have ended up thinking, "if only they did this differently/better..." 

Maybe the Helene will be the one, but maybe not.  I just started playing music through it today and these things take time.  I have found that even matching the various cables I have here with the specific DACs is important to optimize for the best sound.  I will give it a few days and try some of the test tracks I used for my DAC comparison.  Too bad I can’t have the Galle, MSB Premire, Totaldac Unity, and Benjamin’s not yet released Mystique Z here all at the same time but, unfortunately, it just doesn’t work that way.

 

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