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From what you say above fret, i think this is the dac for me :guiness;
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I know someone who has the Chameleon, he’s had it for years and still prefers it to anything else he’s heard.

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I'm working towards the November Sale on AliExpress - there are ways of getting extra discount with coupons and coins.

For my tastes it looks like NOS-based DAC's suit me best. The TDA1543 is a relatively old processing chip that was cheaply mass-produced for simple digital-audio devices but it has gained a reputation as one of the most pleasant-sounding DAC components ever-made.
Although never the most accurate of processors, it seems if you run several in parallel and then combine the resulting data streams that good results can be had and that is what the TeraDak units do. I've been looking at the TeraDak Chameleon for years and wondering about it.
So now I'm finally going to get one. :grin:

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Have you enough room in your house for all these dacs ?
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They're only little ... :whistle:

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It will be interesting to read what you think of the Chameleon. I have been looking to upgrade my Rega Dac version 1. Been looking at this and the Denafrips Ares. The Rega has been good but lacks a bit of dynamics and sometimes can be a bit too flat sounding.

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karatestu wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:15 pm Have you enough room in your house for all these dacs ?
I have six, all small though. :grin:
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NVA BMU, P90SA/A80s (latest spec), Cube 1s, TIS, TISC(LS7)
Sonore OpticalRendu, Chord Mscaler & Qutest, Sbooster PSs
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DH Labs ethernet, BNC & USB cables, Farnells cat 8 ethernet cable

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

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CN211276 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:57 pm

I have six, all small though. :grin:
I think you need help Clive :grin:
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karatestu wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:11 am
CN211276 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:57 pm

I have six, all small though. :grin:
I think you need help Clive :grin:
Four are in regular use. :grin:
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: Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:01 pm Four are in regular use. :grin:
Same here. :dance:

Metrum Musette
MF M1DAC
Topping D30
Cambridge Dacmagic Plus

Some USB devices on the reserve bench and a couple more unusable.

And the Chameleon is ordered - I ran out of patience. :grin:

Upstairs:
Vinyl
Pro-Ject 1.2 + Grado Sig Jr + Cambridge Alva Duo
DigiVolumio PC + Kiss DP-500 + Sabaj A20d
NVA: P50sa - Cube2 - SSP - LS6+ Sabaj A10a (x2)
Downstairs:
Vinyl
Logic DM101 + Syrinx LE1 + Grado Sig MCX
DigiDenafrips Ares II + Volumio PC + Cambridge CXC
NVA: P50 - BMU+ Aiyima A07 MAX (x2) + Arcam One
HP: HifiBerry Digi+ PRO + Sabaj A10d
Office:
Allo DigiOne SIG + SMSL M300se + Douk G4 (x2)
Mission 760 + Monolith THX AAA 887
Headphones: German Maestro, Monolith & AQ

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