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HiFi Lounge
17-12-2015, 13:36
Hi All,

What a way to end the year, we now have the worlds most advanced DAC, Chord Electronics DAVE, on permanent demo :-)

As a Hugo TT user at home I have been looking forward to get stuck into DAVE since announced, what seems like many months ago, so when it arrived a couple of days ago it really was like Christmas had come early.

I am running it in at the moment but couldn’t resist a quick listen over headphones using the Pioneer Master 1′s which I really like, what you notice over the TT initially is extra space and refinement, the TT is still an brilliant product but once you listen to DAVE you really appreciate the step up in quality, it really is the most un-digital sound I have ever heard if that makes sense.

When we had our Chord open day a couple of weeks ago we run DAVE straight into a pair of Chord SPM 1400 MKII Mono Blocks with the PMC MB2 SE’s and initially it was a little edgy as DAVE was brand new out the box, but after 24 hours running I have to say it was absolutely gorgeous, basically the whole system had all the detail and power but the music was so effortless it really did just wash over you, this was my first experience of a big Chord system, in a room that I know well and I really thought it would be a lot more forward and Brighter but it was extremely musical and enjoyable, I’m guessing DAVE played a big part in that, everyone who came along that day agreed it sounded excellent.

At £7950 DAVE certainly isn’t cheap but if you stay in the digital domain you can go straight into a power amp cutting out the need for a Pre-amp as it really is a DAC and Pre in one chassis, if you look at it like this then it really isn’t that crazy in HiFi terms, well that is my justification anyway, Anyone want to buy a TT :-)

And for a headphone rig, just add an Aurender and for me you will have the best headphone setup money can buy, just add the headphones of your choice.

Anyway I will continue to run it in and if anyone would like to come in for a listen or arrange a home demo please feel free to get in touch.

http://hifilounge.co.uk/chord-dave-dac

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Cheers,
Paul.