Out of interest, where did you source one of these from, and for how much? :¬)
Malek, where did you source the DAC? I'm very tempted by one of these.
Speakers: Kii THREE
Headphones: Lumin A1 > Simaudio Moon 600i > Abyss AB-1266
Got it from www.hitaudio.com for HKD5200, during last year's High End Audio Visual Show
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MALEK
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http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...#ht_1906wt_995
£612. Quite tempted by one of these along with a Matrix M-Stage headphone amp (rather than the Burson HA-160D).
Hmmmmmmm :¬)
Speakers: Kii THREE
Headphones: Lumin A1 > Simaudio Moon 600i > Abyss AB-1266
There will be a version 2 (Minimax) this summer also...
What's good about the Audiolab MDAC? Rough cost too? :¬)Sabre ES9018
Italian M2Tech A Sync technology
Separate power transformers for digital and analog
High frequency relays/resistor input selection
improved PSU
improved tube output stage
improved 24/96 and 24/192KHz playing
volume pot removed
socketed opamps
tube/ss output selection
I'm tempted to buy a Fiio E7 and use that for a couple of months while these new DACs arrive.
Speakers: Kii THREE
Headphones: Lumin A1 > Simaudio Moon 600i > Abyss AB-1266
Yeah, I guess the new minimax will this time be able to play 24 bit via USB.
I heard the Audiolab CDQ last year at Bartletts and was very impressed. I'm hoping the MDAC will be priced around the £399 mark which should make it very good value. I noticed last night in another thread Jerry has recently compared his Mtech Yound dac to a friends CDQ so maybe he will enlighten us further. Reading his post I wasn't sure which he preferred although I'd imagine it was the Young. I think the Young comes in at around £600 though?
Paul.