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Anyone hear Oritek Audio's new preamp/DAC?

I just got done listening to it at Ori's. It was much more transparent than my $3200, well-reviewed, preamp. I put a deposit down on one on the spot. I wasn't the only one impressed, either. Here is the clicker. The cost is under $1200. I will have to listen to mine at home, just to be sure, before I sell my other preamp, as I was pretty happy with my $3,200 preamp.
mmakshak
sogood51
2,157 posts
 
Would be nice to compare it to the Monarchy DAC/preamp...they are around the same price range, (the Monarchy can be bought new on Audiogon for around $1,050 I think).

Dave
mmakshak OP
589 posts
 
It's mentioned on the Oritek Audio site, but just barely. You have to look for it. I believe that it is solid-state, and the DAC is similiar to the separate DAC that he sells. It has a remote, an Alps volume control, 2 digital and 2 analog inputs. I believe one of the key components of its sound is its simplicity. I've not heard the Monarchy, but at home I use the aforementioned preamp with an APL 3910. I'm looking forward to comparing them at home.
mmakshak OP
589 posts
 
I just hooked up my Oritek preamp/DAC(It's called OMZ/DAC.). One thing overlooked in my initial listening session was how much you move to the music with his OMZ/DAC. This is before I've sorted out the wires or plugged it into the recommended power conditioner(In my case, just a standard one.). I've been warned not to go over the top. Some people kindly call it enthusiasm. The Audio magazines would have you believe that cheaper is worse than more expensive. Not in all cases, but that's the impression they leave. This preamp/DAC has shown the door to $3,000 and $4,000 preamps. I can't envision me going back to my $3,000 preamp and $2,500 cd player, although I will try to run it by my cd player designer. For those who are financially limited, get this while you can. You can easily play with(or beat) much bigger fish.
erber
1 posts
 
I bought Ori´s OMZ DAC without the preamp section. The sound is very musical. Unfortunately it doesn´t lock onto my new aquired CD transport from Tentlabs. According to Ori, at the moment nothing can be done. It seems, sometimes locking on problems exist.
audioexcels
12 posts
 
I have one of the few that seem to be out there and it's absolutely brilliant sounding. It is the ONE piece (aside from my speakers) that I would NEVER replace unless something "revolutionary" came out that could replace it. I'm sure there are other options that may "rival" it, but replace it?...I don't think so.
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