Stan's New Dac - any reviews yet?

[StanleyB]

Just a quick update. All UK pre-orders are arriving at customers doorsteps tomorrow. EU pre-orders are in transit.

Any AoS member who sent me a PM to order a TC-7520 at the AoS member's price, but ended up not getting a reply from me due to the recent site wipe out, can you please send in your request again?

Stan

[Covenant]

Hi Stan,
I would like to order a 7520 at AOS members price. Please give me details and I will get the ball rolling.
Jerry (Covenant)

[foxysounds]

Just a quick update. All UK pre-orders are arriving at customers doorsteps tomorrow. EU pre-orders are in transit.

Any AoS member who sent me a PM to order a TC-7520 at the AoS member's price, but ended up not getting a reply from me due to the recent site wipe out, can you please send in your request again?

Stan

Hi Stan,

I have been reading about your DACs since I joined this forum and I'm pretty sure I'll be buying one in the not-too-distant future. I haven't previously seen any reference to an AoS member's price for either of your DACs and a quick search of the forum hasn't revealed anything.

What is the member's price for the TC-7520 and is there also a member's price for the TC-7510 6/4?

Thanks,

Simon.

[StanleyB]

What is the member's price for the TC-7520 and is there also a member's price for the TC-7510 6/4?

Simon.

Hi Simon,

the AoS member price is only available via PM. This is to avoid folks emailing me direct in order to pretend to be an AoS member. So send me a Pm and you can then have the details.

Stan

[theone999]

Hey stan, before the crash I think I read somewhere that someone said that he noticed an improvement in his mp3s when played back on the 7520.

I had a thought of "how can he tell that the 7520 is specifically making mp3s sound good because it could be making mp3s sound good because it makes anything sound good"?

I just thought that would be hard to distinguish which one it is?

[Jkinsey]

Does anyone have experience with the 7120 amp with the new power supply and low impedance phones (like the HD595 or ATH-AD700)? I have an ATH-AD900 and the 7120 seems like an excellent value, but I want to be sure it won't overpower my phones before purchasing.

Thank you!

[Pidzej]

Does anyone have experience with the 7120 amp with the new power supply and low impedance phones (like the HD595 or ATH-AD700)? I have an ATH-AD900 and the 7120 seems like an excellent value, but I want to be sure it won't overpower my phones before purchasing.

I have HD555 modded to 595 and have the 7510 (the older one) and it does not overpower them. I think 7520 is not different in this regard.

Btw can anybody say if 7520 is worthy upgrade for those HD595 ? I am also using KRK RP6 active studio monitors with the DAC (currently more then the headphones actually).

[StanleyB]

Does anyone have experience with the 7120 amp with the new power supply and low impedance phones (like the HD595 or ATH-AD700)? I have an ATH-AD900 and the 7120 seems like an excellent value, but I want to be sure it won't overpower my phones before purchasing.

Thank you!

I can adjust the gain slope for you to match your cans for an extra U$5. The HP amp output is a high-end design that is not normally found on anything other than stand alone HP amps. And since few people have ever heard a decent stand alone HP amp, the TC-7520 HP amp capability is a bit of a shocker at the first try. It's like driving a Porsche first the first time. Just go easy on the gas pedal till you get the hang of things.

Stan

[StanleyB]

Btw can anybody say if 7520 is worthy upgrade for those HD595 ? I am also using KRK RP6 active studio monitors with the DAC (currently more then the headphones actually).

From my understanding, the TC-7520 headphone amp is a close match to some top stand alone headphone amps.

[StanleyB]

I had a thought of "how can he tell that the 7520 is specifically making mp3s sound good because it could be making mp3s sound good because it makes anything sound good"?

I just thought that would be hard to distinguish which one it is?

The great US golfer Tom Watson once said that the more he practised to put the ball from seemingly impossible positions, the more that people said that they were lucky shots.