Bruno legast a écrit :
Hihi... les bidules CHORD sont sans nul doute super mais avant finir le trou pour y déposer en vrac les Totaldac
me semble qu'il faudrait peut-être encore y jeter une oreille ou 2 avec la bonne mise en oeuvre qui va bien ...
ce serait rigolo hoho.
Héhé
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La concurrence est bonne, ça permet de faire progresser les constructeurs par émulation. Pour avoir écouté d1-six sur MD3(mk1) actives ( avec Eric) chez Christian hier : une écoute par moments magique, et qui donnait une sacré illusion du live. On est à un niveau stratosphérique dans les deux cas
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Un petit match entre d1-six ( et au dessus) contre Chord Dave n'aurait que des gagnants... les oreilles
Ci dessous le propos d'un ancien propriétaire de d1 monobloc sur head_fi où la bataille fait rage.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/766517/chord-e ... t_12239936
Romaz a écrit :They share similar strengths, meaning an enthralling sense of dimensionality with respect to depth and air and the ability to present spatial cues. Compared to other DACs, it's like 2D vs 3D. They both have very natural, organic presentations. The TotalDac has a slightly more relaxed presentation to my ears, the DAVE a slightly more energetic and focused one. It comes down to personal preference. That the DAVE can do it out of a small chassis with an integrated switching PSU is simply amazing (the TotalDac d1-monobloc requires 6 boxes including the outboard linear PSUs). That the DAVE can do it for half the price of the D1 monobloc is more amazing still.
The TotalDac and Chord DACs are unique in that they are the only DAC companies I am aware of where the manufacturer endorses connection of your headphone to the DAC signal directly without needing an outboard amp and the benefits of this direct signal connection are huge and cannot be overstated. Those who are finding the DAVE to be the best thing they've ever heard, number of TAPS and Rob's special algorithms aside, I believe this is part of the reason. It is certainly one of the reasons behind the magic of the TotalDac for me. Where the DAVE pulls away from the TotalDac is Rob's ability to make the DAVE immune to the source. While nothing sounds harsh with the TotalDac, the quality of the source definitely matters with it. The TotalDac is reliant on the quality of what is upstream, such as USB cables, grounding, etc. With the DAVE, these seem to be much more minor "3rd order" issues. There is a certain high end DAC manufacturer that takes pride in their statement that their DAC is ruthlessly transparent, almost like giving itself an excuse when the music you hear doesn't sound right. With the DAVE, it makes no excuses, what comes out just sounds correct.
Both the TotalDac and DAVE camps will claim superiority over the other and both will have justification for doing so. Personally, I am a fan of both. From the design and engineering to the build quality to the people that make up Chord and TotalDac, you cannot go wrong with either. Ultimately, we speak loudest with our wallets and I have a black DAVE on order.
:l'age ?) et puis lors des écoutes avec du totalDac qui sont d'une grande fluidité (j'aime moins les timbres).
