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Thread: marantz HD dac1 or Teac UD 501

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    Join Date: Sep 2009

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    I'm Phil.

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    Not got a dac to use with my sonos at the moment and just looking at these lovely dacs . also could use with my modest onkyo sacd player [ although i now know they cannot emit dsd from spdif ]

    http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/tea...tal-converter/

    https://www.marantz.co.uk/uk/product...oductid=hddac1

    both 499 new . the marantz has a vol control remote which is always handy

    the teac has xlr output which i am guessing will have more output if used into a passive pre

    both are good , any thoughts on these dacs ?
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    Hi Phil
    Are you considering these just to use as a dac or headphone amps as well?

    I was looking at the Marantz as a headphone amp/dac. Ended up with a Fostex hp 4bl amp/dac. It is a tiny little thing, Burr Brown dac I think.
    Bit cheaper than both of your options. Has usb and toskink input, and rca out as well all on the back with 4 pin balanced headphone out as well as normal trs jack out on the front
    Maybe you could get a cable made 4 pin xlr to r and l xlr out to take advantage of the higher balanced output.
    Mand

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    thanks mand
    yes just as a dac . I rather like remote control volume controls [ like my bel canto dac3.5] becuase sometimes if you get a pre amp with no remote you can use the remote on the dac . just makes for more flexibility for a an inveterate box swapper
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    Not sure the Teac volume works for the pre outs it's just for the headphone amp. At least if it works the same as mine, a UD-H01. Got it last week for £125, I think it's bloody brilliant.

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    blimey , thats a bargain. thanks
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    It's the going rate, well £125-£150, for the H01, not the 501 you first mentioned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawrence001 View Post
    Not sure the Teac volume works for the pre outs it's just for the headphone amp. At least if it works the same as mine, a UD-H01. Got it last week for £125, I think it's bloody brilliant.

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    thanks to lawrence for his suggestion one of these landed today . also another Jolida modwright modded FX dac 3 as i liked the normal one so much
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    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

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    never seem to see these dacs or headphone amps for sale; just see folk buying them
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    i think the ud ho1 was on the forum for about 5mins before it sold so not surprising !! and i just love the jolida ..... i am using it with an amp that i will not admit to using and you won`t believe the sound [ the amp cost me 150 quid s/h and is made in cambridge to give you a clue !!!]
    ou might slip, you might slide, you might
    Stumble and fall by the road side
    But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
    Remember you're walking up to heaven

    Don't let nobody turn you around
    … Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

    Eric Bibb

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    How's the Teac UD H01 Phil ?
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