DAC & Interconnects bake-off - Durham
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DAC & Interconnects bake-off - Durham
Venue - my place around 10 miles west of Durham City.
Dates - I'm looking at these Saturdays: 21/4, 5/5 , 19/5. Usual 10-4ish day. Cuppas and sarnies provided.
Please advise any dates that you can make.
Plan is to compare different DACs - please advise what DAC(s) you can bring along. I have Qobuz CD quality streaming so it's not essential to bring files / CDs with you. Plus comparing some interconnects - I have NVA, Van Den Hul and DNM, Oliver (Bigman80) has developed a set to his own design...and whatever everyone else wants to bring.
If you can't get to the day you could still send items to me to feature in the bake-off - drop off to me, or I can share the postage with you.
Here are the threads from a couple of previous bake-offs at my place:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=48629&start=20
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=48732&start=20
PM if interested in attending or sending kit...
Dates - I'm looking at these Saturdays: 21/4, 5/5 , 19/5. Usual 10-4ish day. Cuppas and sarnies provided.
Please advise any dates that you can make.
Plan is to compare different DACs - please advise what DAC(s) you can bring along. I have Qobuz CD quality streaming so it's not essential to bring files / CDs with you. Plus comparing some interconnects - I have NVA, Van Den Hul and DNM, Oliver (Bigman80) has developed a set to his own design...and whatever everyone else wants to bring.
If you can't get to the day you could still send items to me to feature in the bake-off - drop off to me, or I can share the postage with you.
Here are the threads from a couple of previous bake-offs at my place:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=48629&start=20
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=48732&start=20
PM if interested in attending or sending kit...
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Re: DAC & Interconnects bake-off - Durham
5th May is looking most likely.
Doc - any chance we can borrow your £100 Dac, SPDIF, LPSU combo for that weekend?
Bigman - can you make it with / send a set of your Spotfire interconnects?
Herbie07, Toontrev, Quarknosis, herbie07, Andy831 - please confirm attendance and any interconnects / dacs you can bring along.
Karatestu and any other northern based members - spaces still available, please reply here.
All members - feel free to send us dacs / interconnects to be included on the day.
Members of other forums - very welcome. Join HFS and reply here or PM.
Cheers,
Paul
Doc - any chance we can borrow your £100 Dac, SPDIF, LPSU combo for that weekend?
Bigman - can you make it with / send a set of your Spotfire interconnects?
Herbie07, Toontrev, Quarknosis, herbie07, Andy831 - please confirm attendance and any interconnects / dacs you can bring along.
Karatestu and any other northern based members - spaces still available, please reply here.
All members - feel free to send us dacs / interconnects to be included on the day.
Members of other forums - very welcome. Join HFS and reply here or PM.
Cheers,
Paul
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Re: DAC & Interconnects bake-off - Durham
Unfortunately I'm rota'd in to work weekends until 26th May but I can send a Beresford Caiman Mk2 DAC.
I have just ordered the cheap DAC but need to place an order for the LPSU to go with it.
I have just ordered the cheap DAC but need to place an order for the LPSU to go with it.
Main System. Amp - Luxman LV-120, CD - Pioneer PDX505 & Hitachi DA 401. Turntable - Trio KD-2055/Denon DL-110 & Ortofon VMS20E. Cassette Deck - JVC KD A55. Speakers - Arcam Alpha connected with NVA LS3.
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Re: DAC & Interconnects bake-off - Durham
No problem with sending cheapy. Still trying to see if I can accompany them.
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Re: DAC & Interconnects bake-off - Durham
Cool. Lifts to / from station, bed, tea etc all on standby...
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Re: DAC & Interconnects bake-off - Durham
Hi Paul
I can bring along the cheapy but would need the PSU. May also have a different dac by the time 5th comes around. Lots of gear changes in progress at the moment.
cheers
Trevor
I can bring along the cheapy but would need the PSU. May also have a different dac by the time 5th comes around. Lots of gear changes in progress at the moment.
cheers
Trevor
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Re: DAC & Interconnects bake-off - Durham
Thanks Quark. Pop by for a cuppa and music whenever you can...Quarknosis wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 12:39 pm Unfortunately I'm rota'd in to work weekends until 26th May but I can send a Beresford Caiman Mk2 DAC.
I have just ordered the cheap DAC but need to place an order for the LPSU to go with it.