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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    The one I saw was sold
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    Very intresting. i am very content with my tube dac but wish I could try dac x The first used dac x has now reach the market!
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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.
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    At last live music!

    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...
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    Anyone had a chance to listen to Miyajima Destiny

    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...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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!
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    I have the classic PSU with two outlets. I am sure it is a key component why this DAC sounds so excellent.
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    The output transformer on xlr was an expensive extra option. So I refrained
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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.
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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.
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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.
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    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...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    A pictures of the Nagra Classic PSU to My Nagra Tube DAC. Together with the C.E.C. TLO 3.0 the dac makes absolutly world class sound spinning CD. My computer rig with NAS and Tidal is equally good but a little difference.A few high res files, but not everyone, has an even higher SQ.
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    My new Tube Dac Also testing a Nuprime super cheap cd transport. Exceptional good sound quality for little money.
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    I recommend the cd Nameless by Dominique Fils-Aime Listen to the song Birds. Via the C.E .C transport and Tube Dac I use the old qliche: She is in the room singing for you, A somewhat spooky feeling. I also got a heavily tweaked Spotify playback system. Even on Spotify she is there!
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    Focal Top of the Line Speakers a Decade Old Now. New ones coming out? Or has Focal abandoned the Uber High End?

    I have Focal Grande Utopia EM about 5 years now. Me and My audiophile friends couldn’t understand the enormous buzz about Magico speakers in U S A when they appears on shows here I Europe. The always sounds underwhelming and no comparison to my Focal. For the first time on recent Stockholm Hifi...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    The CD that mesmerized my tube/vinyl friends was Reference Recordings RR 136 Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo capriccioso. Very well recorded and one of the most beautiful classic pieces I know! (it also contains the famous organ symphony)
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    A new SOTA integrated tube amp

    I recently had a visit by the man who built my Sarabande amp - Lennart of LennArts labs. He praised the sound of my new Nagra tube dac ( see another tread by me on this dac) He told me that Sarabande is hard wire with about 500 soldering points, The volume control alone is 55 soldering points...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    So far six of my Audiophile friends have listen to the new dac. They all new my setup inside out. Three of them has developed a new tube amp and one of them will starts manufacturing it ( the prototype sounds very well) Anyhow they all agreed that the new Dac was a major step up in sound quality...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    Phil If you got the possibility go for the full upgrade It’s hard to describe but everything is better even the flowing organic sound that made the HD dac equal the sound of a good vinyl rig. I suppose dac x is even better but at the moment I can’t imagine how, I don’t think there are any to...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    After a long burn in period i finally could give the new dac a seriously listening. And wow it was not a small improvement over the already good HD dac. Everything got better. Microdetails not heard before pop up. Things buried in the mix now could be here clearly. The soundstage expand in...
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    because I got a very favorable offer on the private market for my old dac and had to accept and sell very quick. That quick sell made the new buy possible. I trust nagra's reputation for excellent products so I was sure the new would be better. Question how much better.
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    new Nagra Tube DAC

    I have had the Nagra HD with PSU now for a long time and was very pleased with it. Fantastic sound both with C.E.C TLO 3.0 transport and with computer Mac pro laptop with AUDIONIRVA plus and my 3000cd collection on NAS. TIDAL is very good and even Spotify played via Aragon spotify box on the...
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    Which transport for my Nagra HD DAC

    The price of the new Nagra HD dac X is a whopping 64000usd so one of the most expensive dac ever. I gather that the new dac is not an upgrade to my HD dac but a completely new beast.
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    Finzi on vinyl What a fantastic recording

    I bougth the reissue vinyl from reference recordings of Arnold’s overtures And compared it to the original. I use the track Smoke (duplicated on the original) And the original was clearly better. Dynamics was better and it has more “clarity”. Still the reissue is very good but the original is...
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    A new SOTA integrated tube amp

    This is my new turntable in the same imperial red color as the amp and speaker
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    A new SOTA integrated tube amp

    I have no experience in home of amps costing around 150k but have tried at home numerous pre+monoblocs combos in the up to 60k region having learned that separates sounds better and of course looks heftier. Sarabande both sound better than all this combos and looks more impressive and...

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