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Thread: DAC SuperPro USB |
    
Silver Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 281
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 09:39 pm: |
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Just hooked one of these up to my PC based system in the basement:
http://www.diykits.com.hk/dac_super_pro_dac707.htm
I am actually pretty stoked. I auditioned it playing Machine Head, from "The Blackening" album. The opening clean guitar from "Farewell to Arms" was much clearer than before, I hear could the individual notes being picked on the guitar. I could also hear the vocalists breaths in between phrases. Not to mention the crunch when the distortion kicks in on the axes.
A worthy addition to my relatively cheap system. |
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Silver Member Username: Jethro
Lansing,
Mi
Post Number: 176
Registered: Jan-06
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| Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 06:18 pm: |
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Its a good addition to a cheapo universal dvd for 2 channel audio redbook playback IMO. |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2427
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 08:25 pm: |
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You have one Jeff? |
Silver Member Username: Mordecai
Texas
Post Number: 102
Registered: Jan-09
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| Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 09:22 pm: |
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Link is dead. I'm interested since I use a PC for my 2.0 system. Does it have a digital coax in? |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2475
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 09:38 pm: |
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Yup. Check out this link:
http://www.obadimports.com/catalog/item/4377355/6829249.htm |
Silver Member Username: Mordecai
Texas
Post Number: 103
Registered: Jan-09
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| Posted on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 12:02 am: |
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Thanks, I found here too for a little less.
http://www.audio-magus.com/Super_Pro_DAC707SE_USB_p/dac707usb.htm |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2477
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 08:12 am: |
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Cool. Audiomagus is in the States, so it'll be cheaper for you to order from them. |
Silver Member Username: Mordecai
Texas
Post Number: 111
Registered: Jan-09
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| Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 02:15 pm: |
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David,
Are you still enjoying this DAC? I'm still looking for one and I am considering the Super Pro.
Do you know anything about Non Oversampling DAC's? The more I read about equipment the more I realize I know nothing which makes if difficult to make a decision. I know what speakers I want (Evo2-8's) and Integrated Amp (NAD C325BEE) and the missing link from my PC to the NAD is the DAC. I'm like you in that I want the best sound I can get but the lowest price possible. The NAD and the EVO's fit the bill but I'm unsure about which DAC to go with. |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2504
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 05:52 pm: |
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Hey Mord. Yup, I like the DAC still. You really can't go wrong with the price I paid. I have two of them in fact.
I don't know what a non-oversampling DAC is, but I'm sure some of the more technical members here would. I would recommend giving the DAC a try, if you don't like it you can always sell it for pretty close to what you pay for it.
I've had mine for a few years now and still think they sound great. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 12221
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 06:15 pm: |
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Non oversampling DAC is the same as a player which does not uprate.
Redbook only, 44.1 and 16/20 bit. |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2505
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 - 06:53 pm: |
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There ya go. |
Silver Member Username: Mordecai
Texas
Post Number: 118
Registered: Jan-09
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| Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 08:31 pm: |
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I got my Super Pro yesterday and I'm listening to it now. Is there a burn in period for DAC's? |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2538
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 08:46 pm: |
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I don't think so. I noticed a difference right away with mine.
What are your thoughts? |
Silver Member Username: Mordecai
Texas
Post Number: 121
Registered: Jan-09
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| Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 08:55 pm: |
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I'm impressed. For $110 I think it has a clean sound. I haven't noticed anything that didn't sound right. I am also using a new NAD 325 and I'm not sure if there is a burn in period for it. I've never used an external DAC before so I have nothing to reference. I was using an HK avr with digital out from PC to receiver. |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2540
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 09:10 pm: |
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Yeah, that's true, eh? You have 2 new pieces of gear to get used to.
What do think of the new system altogether? |
Silver Member Username: Mordecai
Texas
Post Number: 122
Registered: Jan-09
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| Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 10:01 pm: |
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David,
It sounds awesome. Now, I'm a newbie to this audiophile stuff so I don't have a great vocabulary for describing what I'm hearing. I don't think the speakers have sounded better. The soundstage is deeper and broader, there is a richness that wasn't there before and instruments sound life like. I'm very pleased. Of course everything I read about this DAC has been positive.
Now, I'm ordering the Evo's. I can't pass up a speaker that good for that cheap. I will sell my HK receiver and the Diamonds to offset the cost of the new NAD and Evo's. STO has the Evo's on sale again for $299 a pair and I should be able to get close to what I paid for the Diamonds so it's a no brainer upgrade for about $100. |
Gold Member Username: Dmitchell
Ottawa,
Ontario
Canada
Post Number: 2545
Registered: Feb-07
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| Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 10:04 pm: |
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Glad to hear you're happy! The DAC really is a sleeper deal. |
