DAC Bake-Off - Durham - March 31st

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DAC Bake-Off - Durham - March 31st

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Saturday 31st March 2018
1000 to 1600
My place - approx. 8 miles west of Durham City.

4 spaces available

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Chord 2Qute
Doc's £50 combo?
Any that you can bring along?

I have Qobuz streaming and some hi-res files. Also feel free to bring files on memory stick.

PM me if interested.

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Checked and I’m free, count me in.

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Looking forward to your opinions

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Hemmo1969 wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:04 pm Checked and I’m free, count me in.
Cool :grin:
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Too far away for me, but I would be very interested in the outcome. I would like there to be a comparison of power supplies, the Mcru, Chinese cheapy and the Chord one.
Main System
NVA BMU, P90SA/A80s (latest spec), Cube 1s, TIS, TISC(LS7)
Sonore OpticalRendu, Chord Mscaler & Qutest, Sbooster PSs
Network Acoustics Eno, ifi iPurifier3, AQ JB FMJ, Cisco 2940 & 2960
DH Labs ethernet, BNC & USB cables, Farnells cat 8 ethernet cable

Second System
NVA P20/ A20, Cubettes, LS3, SSP, SC
Sonore MicroRendu, Chord Mojo 2 MCRU PSs, AQ Carbon USB cable & JB FMJ

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Grado SR325e/Chord Mojo, Beyerdynamic Avetho/AQ DF Colbat

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CN211276 wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:19 pm Too far away for me, but I would be very interested in the outcome. I would like there to be a comparison of power supplies, the Mcru, Chinese cheapy and the Chord one.
We'll certainly compare my 2Qute with it's own supply vs the MCRU supply.

The Chinese supply is a different rating.
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Do bear in mind to make sure volumes are set as well as you can, as the cheapo DAC has a lower output than typical and in quick comparisons it does seem to make a difference I've found...
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_D_S_J_R_ wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:48 pm Do bear in mind to make sure volumes are set as well as you can, as the cheapo DAC has a lower output than typical and in quick comparisons it does seem to make a difference I've found...
I have a sound level metre if that would be any good, can bring along.

I have a HD Plex LPSU to bring, along with an 'Intona' USB isolater which I use in my system.
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savvypaul wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:24 pm
CN211276 wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2018 4:19 pm Too far away for me, but I would be very interested in the outcome. I would like there to be a comparison of power supplies, the Mcru, Chinese cheapy and the Chord one.
We'll certainly compare my 2Qute with it's own supply vs the MCRU supply.

The Chinese supply is a different rating.
I think the Doc has a 5v PS for his £5 DAC.
Main System
NVA BMU, P90SA/A80s (latest spec), Cube 1s, TIS, TISC(LS7)
Sonore OpticalRendu, Chord Mscaler & Qutest, Sbooster PSs
Network Acoustics Eno, ifi iPurifier3, AQ JB FMJ, Cisco 2940 & 2960
DH Labs ethernet, BNC & USB cables, Farnells cat 8 ethernet cable

Second System
NVA P20/ A20, Cubettes, LS3, SSP, SC
Sonore MicroRendu, Chord Mojo 2 MCRU PSs, AQ Carbon USB cable & JB FMJ

Headphones
Grado SR325e/Chord Mojo, Beyerdynamic Avetho/AQ DF Colbat

RIP Doc

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Re: DAC Bake-Off - Durham - March 31st

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@ savvypaul - Would that be a Musical Fidelity X CANS headphone amp sat on your rack ? Always liked the little X series.
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