As told before I can upgrade with transformers on the xlr outputs.
But at the moment I got excellent SQ with the rca output to amp.
i don't know if I can do any further upgrad.
Stockholm early music festival is a yearly one week of many concerts, mainly in Stockholm churches, and some are radio broadcast over europe. not so this covid year but the festival was held with a public of 50 persons and streamed (semf.se)
I visited the first concert tuesday with swedish...
i have just visiter my vinyl only friend and listen to the destiny. we both have mandake pu (wich better our previous clearaudio goldfinger pu) and we where absolutely content with the fabulous sound. But the destiny was even better in every respect in his system. Outstanding bass, even more...
congrats Sniper for a very good purchase.
the tube Dac is truly spectacular
my cheap Nuprime cdt i very good. the more expensive one perhaps even better.Try both and let us know.
Merci gipe!
For a stunning good recording try Swedish folk/electro group Bazar blå (bazar bla)
Album Nysch and song Kebabchichi
It always impress people coming to listen
It’s on Tidal and Spotify
I have a audiophile friend in northern part of sweden.
He and his audiophile friends has made extensive test of various usb cables including some expensive ones. The result was that the inexpensive Neotech silver usb was the best. I trusted him and am very satisfied with the sound although never...
for year's I have used xlr from Nagra HD dac and now Tube dac to amp. As said it sounds excellent. Now iI have tried with the same cable RCA between dac and amp. it is slightly better!! A little bit more open and vivid sound.
The sixmoons test August 2014 discuss at length the technical built up of the HD Dac
and the use of the tube. I can’t understand anything of it. I only listen to the exellent sound.
Perhaps someone can explain in simple words what the tube does.
I can't find that info. The manual says "high grade military tube selected by Nagra"
The guy who bought my old HD dac changed the tube in that dac and he says that tube was 12AU7.
i don't know if the Tube dac has the same.
Matt
When casual listening there is not much difference. Both sounds excellent.
When critical listen perhaps the CEC has a tad more weight and body.
I have read everywhere that a good server will beat my laptop audionirvana setup.
I have tried the DCS bridge but that setup didn’t get better SQ...
The CEC transport with Nagra Tube Dac gives excellence sound as it should given the high price,
Comparing it to supercheap Nuprime transport directly gives interesting results.
The Nuprime transport is nearly as good! If I have not heard the C E C I could happily lived with the Nuprime sound...