Weiss 501 MK2 vs Nagra Tube DAC vs Nagra DAC II
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I have experience with the Nagra Tube Dac and Power Supply. I have been very pleased with the unit and landed here because I love tubes after spending about a year researching and demoing in home. The Nagra Tube Dac has a very natural sound and the instruments are NOT colored in any way. I do not have experience with either of the other models you referenced.Hello, everyone, this is my first post, I am very new in audio or HIFI
Currently I have a Weiss 501 MK2 and would like to move on to different DAC, such as Nagra Tube DAC or Nagra DAC II.
Wonder anyone has the experience between these 3 models?
I own the nagra tube DAC plus classic PSU and have experience with the Weiss 501 mk1 (not sure how significant the mk2 upgrade is).
Weiss and Nagra are very different sounds. The Nagra is not going to give you the same uncanny “in the studio” sound as the Weiss, for better or worse. I find the Weiss sound more forward, whereas the Nagra has a more relaxed mid hall type of presentation.
I voted with my wallet and chose Nagra but both are worthy choices. As far as the tube DAC vs the classic II…no experience with the latter but if cost is no object I’d simply buy the tube DAC. Better power supply implementation and I don’t hear the tube output stage as colored. This is not just in comparison to Weiss, but also vs a playback designs mpd8 which is very interesting to compare, given the digital design overlap (the MPD8 having a newer implementation from the same designer) but quite different output stages, power supplies and voicing choices.
Weiss and Nagra are very different sounds. The Nagra is not going to give you the same uncanny “in the studio” sound as the Weiss, for better or worse. I find the Weiss sound more forward, whereas the Nagra has a more relaxed mid hall type of presentation.
I voted with my wallet and chose Nagra but both are worthy choices. As far as the tube DAC vs the classic II…no experience with the latter but if cost is no object I’d simply buy the tube DAC. Better power supply implementation and I don’t hear the tube output stage as colored. This is not just in comparison to Weiss, but also vs a playback designs mpd8 which is very interesting to compare, given the digital design overlap (the MPD8 having a newer implementation from the same designer) but quite different output stages, power supplies and voicing choices.
HiHello, everyone, this is my first post, I am very new in audio or HIFI
Currently I have a Weiss 501 MK2 and would like to move on to different DAC, such as Nagra Tube DAC or Nagra DAC II.
Wonder anyone has the experience between these 3 models?
What is your current system?
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