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    Both £137.99
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    Quote Originally Posted by r100 View Post
    there is this one too which seems to have the same sort of layout (with tube, etc.). I had one, but wasn't overly impressed by it. Found it very "warm" and cosy if that makes sense.

    http://www.mav-audio.com/base/product/tube_magic_d1
    Dont want one that sounds like the singer has a cold , thick and bloted sort of sound
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    Remember I need it to match a iMac and amazon music files please
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    i use it with a pc. has a standard square usb at back plus others and rca's out. v/c only works on headphone section. not tried it on mac but should say in spec. this and the Yang sheng are both excellent value
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    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    Quote Originally Posted by Firebottle View Post
    Xiang Sheng DAC 01A http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XiangSheng...-/310403538260

    Or better still http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XiangSheng...-/310403538260

    Excellent performer.
    Take the valve out and use the standard output sockets, it runs cooler and avoids the compromised coupling caps for the valve stage.

    Hi Alan

    Just wondering if you use it with headphones, especially low impedance ones.
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    Hi Malcolm, the phones I have are about 70 ohm and are fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by willbewill View Post
    Hi Alan

    Just wondering if you use it with headphones, especially low impedance ones.
    I use mine with my oppos a lot. sounds great too. think they are 32 ohm
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    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    Dont want one that sounds like the singer has a cold , thick and bloted sort of sound
    Not sure I get what you mean ? What type of sound do you like ? DAC's do have sound signatures as, I suppose, tone arm cartridges, do. And well, if the singer has a cold, you would very clearly hear it with a good DAC . I think maybe you should define A.) what your budget is and B) what you expect from a DAC. As I understand, this would be your first DAC ? And BtW. any recent DAC with a USB input will work with almost any Mac or PC unless otherwise stated.

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    I've got a Meridian Director which is excellent, almost analogue. They are a bit pricey but they do a cheaper Explorer which ought to be worth a look.

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