Yoga
12-05-2011, 15:28
Afternoon gents,
Stumbled upon this:
http://cdn.head-fi.org/1/15/15b74fe9_DSC_0434.jpg
I’ve basically just said that the $1270 Anedio D1 sounds as good as a $9000 MBL 1511E DAC paired with a $3000 Luxman P-1u headphone amp. I know that strains credibility, but I have to be honest about what I’m hearing. I’ve been around this forum for a while and I hope that my past reviews and interactions with other members would speak to my character.
Full review - put the kettle on! (http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/528473/review-anedio-d1-dac-my-new-reference-dac)
Official website: http://www.anedio.com/index.php/product/d1_overview
Looks interesting.
It's also compared to an Audio-GD Ref 7 DAC (amoung others) here...
In the end, I feel that the Audio GD Reference 7 is an excellent DAC. I also feel that once you get to a high enough level, the differences between DACs become extremely small. Despite some minor differences, I can’t say for certain that I could tell the Marantz SA-1, the Ref 7, the Anedio D1, or the Esoteric D70 apart in a blind test.
Think about that for a second: one of them uses 4 PCM1704 chips. Another uses 8 of them. Another uses 4 TDA1547 chips. Another uses a single 8 channel ESS Sabre Reference chip.
These are all wildly different types of DACs, yet the results are not all that different. I think that says something about the skill of the designers of these devices, and the importance of other aspects besides the DAC chip alone. If I was forced to choose, I’d rank my higher end equipment like this:
1) Anedio D1/MBL 1511E (tie)
2) Audio GD Reference 7/Esoteric D70 (tie)
3) Marantz SA-1 with Audiomod upgrades
4) Wavelength Cosine
Full comparison. Grab some biscuits. (http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/506715/audio-gd-reference-7-loaner-program-usa/315#post_7407784)
Considering it's priced at Benchmark DAC1 levels, and competing with models much, much more expensive, to the right buyer, it's looks to be a bit of a bargain :¬)
Stumbled upon this:
http://cdn.head-fi.org/1/15/15b74fe9_DSC_0434.jpg
I’ve basically just said that the $1270 Anedio D1 sounds as good as a $9000 MBL 1511E DAC paired with a $3000 Luxman P-1u headphone amp. I know that strains credibility, but I have to be honest about what I’m hearing. I’ve been around this forum for a while and I hope that my past reviews and interactions with other members would speak to my character.
Full review - put the kettle on! (http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/528473/review-anedio-d1-dac-my-new-reference-dac)
Official website: http://www.anedio.com/index.php/product/d1_overview
Looks interesting.
It's also compared to an Audio-GD Ref 7 DAC (amoung others) here...
In the end, I feel that the Audio GD Reference 7 is an excellent DAC. I also feel that once you get to a high enough level, the differences between DACs become extremely small. Despite some minor differences, I can’t say for certain that I could tell the Marantz SA-1, the Ref 7, the Anedio D1, or the Esoteric D70 apart in a blind test.
Think about that for a second: one of them uses 4 PCM1704 chips. Another uses 8 of them. Another uses 4 TDA1547 chips. Another uses a single 8 channel ESS Sabre Reference chip.
These are all wildly different types of DACs, yet the results are not all that different. I think that says something about the skill of the designers of these devices, and the importance of other aspects besides the DAC chip alone. If I was forced to choose, I’d rank my higher end equipment like this:
1) Anedio D1/MBL 1511E (tie)
2) Audio GD Reference 7/Esoteric D70 (tie)
3) Marantz SA-1 with Audiomod upgrades
4) Wavelength Cosine
Full comparison. Grab some biscuits. (http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/506715/audio-gd-reference-7-loaner-program-usa/315#post_7407784)
Considering it's priced at Benchmark DAC1 levels, and competing with models much, much more expensive, to the right buyer, it's looks to be a bit of a bargain :¬)