Stan's New Dac - any reviews yet?

[StanleyB]

You know the score Jerry. But without mentioning anyone by name, I received the following comment about the TC-7520.
' I have to say that the initial sounds after 1 hour was very good with excellent vocals but not matching my CDX2 with XPS2 power supply or Linn LP12, but I would imagine it is early days. I'

What can I possibly offer in defence against that?

STan

[Labarum]

Over 20 years ago I bought my first CD player - a Phillips CD204. I took it round to a friend who had an LP12. We agrees his best pressings (mostly 60s LPs) matched the CD sound.

This man was a retired BBC engineer and knew his stuff. From that day on I have never understood the analogue brigade.

Digital stuff has constantly got better.

Nothing to defend , Stan.

[leo]

You know the score Jerry. But without mentioning anyone by name, I received the following comment about the TC-7520.
' I have to say that the initial sounds after 1 hour was very good with excellent vocals but not matching my CDX2 with XPS2 power supply or Linn LP12, but I would imagine it is early days. I'

What can I possibly offer in defence against that?

STan

Theres a lot of digital sources out there with a huge variation in signatures, its impossible to design something that will please everybody regardless of price, what sounds great to one person may not suit another.

You've had far more positive opinions than negatives so I wouldn't worry about it
BTW having a comment where a £200 unit doesn't quite match a unit costing considerably more isn't something you should feel needs deffending IMHO

[kalozois100]

You know the score Jerry. But without mentioning anyone by name, I received the following comment about the TC-7520.
' I have to say that the initial sounds after 1 hour was very good with excellent vocals but not matching my CDX2 with XPS2 power supply or Linn LP12, but I would imagine it is early days. I'

What can I possibly offer in defence against that?

STan

Its not a fair comparison for it to be so it should be Tc-7510 against the TC-7520 or any other dac close within the price range. When I bought the LP12 I missed out on a holiday abroad that year unlike last year when I bought the Tc-7510.

[Labarum]

When I bought the LP12 I missed out on a holiday abroad that year unlike last year when I bought the Tc-7510.

That's it. It is now possible to achieve very high standards of reproduction at much lower cost that previously. It's about time the HiFi industry woke up to that fact. They chase an ever decreasing and ever more esoteric market.

By sensible purchase from the computer and music industries, and from a few folk like Stan, it is possible to approach studio quality without a second mortgage.

[StanleyB]

When I bought the LP12 I missed out on a holiday abroad that year unlike last year when I bought the Tc-7510.

I can see another TC-7520 order coming up.

Sold out till week after next by the way.

Stan

[tfarney]

That's it. It is now possible to achieve very high standards of reproduction at much lower cost that previously. It's about time the HiFi industry woke up to that fact. They chase an ever decreasing and ever more esoteric market.

By sensible purchase from the computer and music industries, and from a few folk like Stan, it is possible to approach studio quality without a second mortgage.

Yes. It is.

Tim

[Timbo]

I am not quite sure what you mean Tim. Anyhow, if it is not a suitable match for your system, just send it back at the end of the week for a refund. I have customers waiting for one to try out on their system.

Stan

Hi Stan,

It is sorted, I swapped the amp that the DAC was outputting to (a Chinese T-Amp) for an old Musical Fidelity job and left it playing internet Radio all morning whilst I went to work.

I don't know if it was the T-amp or "burn in" but it sounds bleeding amazing now! The stridency of the treble I was hearing last night has gone to be replaced by an amazingly detailed sound no matter what is outputted to it!

Thanks very much Stan, safe to say I won't be sending it back

Tim

[Labarum]

Yes. It is.

Tim

The difficult area remains domestically acceptable loudspeakers.

[kalozois100]

That's it. It is now possible to achieve very high standards of reproduction at much lower cost that previously. It's about time the HiFi industry woke up to that fact. They chase an ever decreasing and ever more esoteric market.

By sensible purchase from the computer and music industries, and from a few folk like Stan, it is possible to approach studio quality without a second mortgage.

Ela re ( its greek equivalent to hi-er mate and i love to use it)
I'm obviously not up to date on new advances. I like the idea of foobar with xp but never tried it. My pc only has usb out but I prefer optical out which my acer has not.( there's a s video out which I don't use) Has anyone upgraded their laptop to optical out and how do you go about it? A new mac is definately out the question!