NVA 'TFS': 'The Future Statement' lands at Marco Towers...

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Originally Posted by bobbasrah

You can use one but it is physically a larger beast than the standard SMPS. There are many qualities of PSU available these days, just are there are cleaner motherboards.

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I'll look into it,to see if it's a route i want to take.

Cheers bob.

Hey Marco, just to let you know that THIS Dave is very happy for you :) As you've said to me here, money isn't the deciding issue for you if you like the sound it makes - and I'm sure this unit can be upgraded in the future should Jason feel it appropriate. The thing is, many of us could learn from it and build simpler, less "elegant" alternatives if they felt that way inclined.

I'm just glad you've found a way into this way of delivering music that suits you and your system - and to the rest of you chaps, Marco's DAC was pretty damned good even before he had it "done up...:D"

Yup, it's a nice dac, I've heard it.

Won't play hi rez though.

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Originally Posted by Ali Tait

Won't play hi rez though.

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Some of the hi rez stuff is stunning and worth being able to play, so a hi rez dac is important.

Some of the hi rez stuff either shows up tape saturation on old recordings (plus other issues) and exposes problems with new recordings.

When it's good it's magnificent!

Yes agreed, though I still think the original mastering is more important. You can't polish a turd.

The "elephant in the room" question is whether Richard will appreciate Marco's positive comments on the TFS, or see it as the death knell of the new product. I look forward to that topic on the Subjectivist :eyebrows:.

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Originally Posted by Ali Tait

Yes agreed, though I still think the original mastering is more important. You can't polish a turd.

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Yes, that's what I had in mind. Take Rumours....some parts of it in hi rez show how the original recording is screwed. Ie the last 15 secs of The Chain. It's better as redbook because it's lower rez! Hi rez material is expensive, there's needs to be a way to check it's quality. It's hard to return a download!

Sorry for the digression.

Yes agreed Clive, I have both versions of that album. If you like FM, I bought the DVD of "The Dance" and a mate ripped the soundtrack for me. A great sound. DVD's are a good source of hi rez stuff.

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Originally Posted by Ali Tait

Aye, no worries mate. I do think this dac is very good, and unmatched in the SPPV stakes of anything else I've heard so far.

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Hi Ali,
That DAC seems like very good value. Can I ask what you have tried it against? How quickly did yours arrive?