APL Hifi DACs - how does this brand compare?

[Brucemck2]

If you try the APL Switch you'll be amazed.
I had the Bonn switch.

Can you post a link to the switch? I didn’t see it on their website

 

[joaovieira]

They are making a new website.

you can find it here:

APL ANS MR - HIFI LINK Lyon Geneve Annecy, Grenoble

Ce nouveau switch ANS MR par APL Hifi a été présenté pour la toute première fois lors du salon Hifi de Munich en 2023, et remporte l'award Best Of Show !

www.hifilink.fr

 

[mageak]

you compared this apl mr to bonn nx with forester f2 with snowy white cable?

 

[CKKeung]

APL has a new dealer in Hong Kong : Audio exotics.
I visited one of their three showrooms last week.



What really surprised me was the stack of APL streamer, switch & dac performing together with Reiki Audio switch & optical bridge.



Audioexotics is famous for the high end vinyl playback brands & products it carries and promotes but the performance of that APL/Reiki stack was so intriguingly musical that we listened only to CAS during the whole audition.

Worth checking up not only the dac of APL but also their CAS products and those of Reiki Audio definitely.!

 

[morricab]

APL has a new dealer in Hong Kong : Audio exotics.
I visited one of their three showrooms last week.

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What really surprised me was the stack of APL streamer, switch & dac performing together with Reiki Audio switch & optical bridge.

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Audioexotics is famous for the high end vinyl playback brands & products it carries and promotes but the performance of that APL/Reiki stack was so intriguingly musical that we listened only to CAS during the whole audition.

Worth checking up not only the dac of APL but also their CAS products and those of Reiki Audio definitely.!

Cessaro speakers on this system?

 

[mageak]

Cessaro speakers on this system?

they look like TAD

 

[matthias]

Cessaro speakers on this system?

Qianlong from Cessaro, custom system for Hong Kong.
Do you know why for Hong Kong only?

 

[bonzo75]

Qianlong from Cessaro, custom system for Hong Kong.
Do you know why for Hong Kong only?

Hieukm in Vietnam owns this speaker. It was an old field coil speaker from Cessaro.

 

[joaovieira]

you compared this apl mr to bonn nx with forester f2 with snowy white cable?

I had the N8.

 

[matthias]

Audioexotics is famous for the high end vinyl playback brands & products it carries and promotes but the performance of that APL/Reiki stack was so intriguingly musical that we listened only to CAS during the whole audition.

Not to forget Wellfloat

 

[Verdier]

Unfortunately, we read little or nothing about the new dac from apl, which can be seen in the picture from audioexotics above.

Here is a link:

APL DSD-GR DAC - HIFI LINK Lyon Geneve Annecy, Grenoble

APL DSD-GR DAC, un DAC ultra haut de gamme, qualité de restitution exceptionnelle ! Il va encore plus loin que ces prédecesseurs.

www.hifilink.fr

 

[Verdier]

Qianlong from Cessaro, custom system for Hong Kong.
Do you know why for Hong Kong only?

That's a very, very good question! However, I assume that it is also a question of the price-performance ratio from the manufacturer's point of view, also in comparison to its other loudspeakers. What I'm trying to say is that if the manufacturer thought that there would be a lot of customers for these speakers, they would offer them worldwide - at least that's my personal assumption.

I personally find the design of the speakers very appealing. Beautiful. And I simply can't imagine them not sounding good - in which case they certainly wouldn't be at audioexotics.

 

[mageak]

I had the N8.

i had the bonn n8. the bonn nx arnt in the same universe as bonn n8. much more meat thick visceral sound.

 

[CKKeung]

i had the bonn n8. the bonn nx arnt in the same universe as bonn n8. much more meat thick visceral sound.

Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro and Bonn NX Ethernet Switches and Genesis GX Clock

In this review, I will compare the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro Ethernet Switch with the new Bonn NX Ethernet Switch, first on its own and then augmented by the Genesis GX Word Clock.

www.hifi-advice.com

 

[mageak]

Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro and Bonn NX Ethernet Switches and Genesis GX Clock

In this review, I will compare the Silent Angel Bonn N8 Pro Ethernet Switch with the new Bonn NX Ethernet Switch, first on its own and then augmented by the Genesis GX Word Clock.

www.hifi-advice.com

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lol i just made that up while listening at least we agree. make sure you upgrade your ethernet and bnc cables to. this hobby is a money pit! a very enjoyable one