King of the Non oversampling DAC's? Lavry /Kondo ?
If you are looking for the best Non oversampling DAC's then two DAC's will come to my head; Kondo DAC & Lavry Gold. 1) Have anyone compared those two ? 2) Is there any other brand(NOS DAC's) better than those two above mentioned ?
Yes I've had the pleasure of using both, kept the Lavry 924 the longest (loved those little built-in ovens!) and the stupidest thing I did was sell the Lavry. Just listen to a lot more analog. This is saying a lot since I import Kondo!!!!!! Kondo DAC did have a bit more "earthy" character Dealer disclaimer
Hi Sksos1! Nice to hear that you have owned both. OK, Kondo has a more earthy character, could you be more precise in what sense the Lavry Gold might be better? for example : bigger soundstage, 3-dimensional, Slam energy, dynamic contrast, emotional musical etc. ??
The failure of both DAC's to handle 24/192 bit depth/sampling rate is enough for me to pass on them. I have 24/192 sources. Wouldn't sound as good at 24/96 downsampled. At the price of the Lavry, I would buy the Berkeley Audio Design DAC that can handle that bit depth/sampling frequency. The Kondo is obviously way over priced, imo.
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