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1: but Monarchy DAC IS Lite Audio DAC (11.04)
Posted by Jon L on 2006-07-11, 18:23:45 (71.110.251.61)
Monarchy M24 is Chinese-made Lite Audio DAC 50, which is an older, discontinued predecessor to Lite Audio DAC 60. Monarchy's version has the linestage board added right next to the DAC board, but the .......
2: Re: thoughts from afar on the Lite DAC-AH? (11.04)
Posted by bartc on 2005-08-25, 19:14:39 (207.200.116.10)
So which do you actually perfer, the lite DAC or the considerably more expensive Nixon??? As I understand it, the lite is not a tube DAC, no? .......
3: Does the Lite Audio DAC allow you to use it in NOS mode? (10.83)
Posted by Ivan303 on 2017-03-22, 07:56:46 (198.27.242.3)
Was considering the Lite Audio PCM1704 DAC as I have had really good luck the Lite Audio 'kit' 6SN7 line stage. .......
4: Re: but Monarchy DAC IS Lite Audio DAC (10.11)
Posted by clio09 on 2006-07-11, 21:05:48 (64.79.237.43)
Thanks for posting these photos. I would like to add that the Monarchy is also a 20-bit design versus 24-bit for the Lite DAC 50. While the M24 does have some roots that can be traced back to the Lite .......
5: Re: LITE DAC AH (9.88)
Posted by nguyenchiro@yahoo.com on 2006-10-17, 12:41:40 (69.228.37.48)
Hi, How do you connect the Lite Dac Ah to the battery? Would you please be more specific? What kind of 12VDC battery are you using? The expensive one is better or the cheap one on Ebay is good enough? .......
6: Re: but Monarchy DAC IS Lite Audio DAC (9.63)
Posted by morricab on 2006-07-12, 02:37:36 (196.3.50.254)
Hi, It appears there is more power supply filtering caps as well. However, the Lite DAC is NOT a 24 bit DAC because it uses the BB PCM63 dac and this is 20bits. It does appear that the M24 derives fro .......
7: Lite DAC-AH compatible with passive controller? (9.52)
Posted by Craig C Vogel on 2008-10-02, 04:34:53 (76.185.68.163)
I am considering purchasing a Lite DAC-AH, but I am wondering if anyone knows the output impedance of the Lite, or has used it with a passive controller [I have a CIA VPC-2]? I ask this question beca .......
8: anyone have updates on Lite DAC 72 or AH experience? (9.45)
Posted by jarquest on 2005-08-22, 17:53:35 (208.59.114.40)
There were some postings on the Lite DAC 72 and a mention of the Lite DAC-AH back in June. Wondering if any owners of these DACs could share any new info on the sound, jitter sensitivity, RF interfere .......
9: After a littlel digging I found that (9.25)
Posted by Dynobot on 2012-07-15, 06:48:37 (75.131.20.113)
The Monarchy NM24 Dac is actually a Lite Audio Dac60 with an added line preamp stage. Interesting, so I guess if you only want the Dac portion of the Monarchy just buy the Lite Audio product. Same boa .......
10: Re: Lite DAC AH (9.22)
Posted by binoymehra on 2005-10-06, 08:55:07 (203.197.15.131)
Are you using coaxial or optical from Lite DAC ? Can you tell me the difference that you noticed with respect to 521BEE? .......
11: Re: just the opposite (9.19)
Posted by nguyenchiro@yahoo.com on 2006-10-12, 10:47:07 (69.237.76.235)
In my opinion the Non-Oversamplind DAC is much easier to mod like the Lite Dac Ah, which I have modded the PS and by-passed the op-amps with some Auricaps. The Dac sounds wonderfully and the most anal .......
12: Lite dac 60 or 50 (9.18)
Posted by Tweaker456 on 2014-08-23, 13:58:40 (207.62.246.184)
Someone I think wrote it was a modded Lite dac 50??? Tweaker .......
13: RE: DAC for Sony DVP-S9000ES (8.90)
Posted by Rikkitik on 2013-08-20, 09:27:02 (50.13.163.86)
I'd like to echo the Lite suggestion. I have an Oppo 95, which didn't come close to my Cary 303/300. The I added a Monarchy 24, (Lite's cousin), WOW! The Cary has been in my system for 6 happy years, .......
14: Re: Lite Dac 72 Just Arrived ! (8.86)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2005-06-17, 20:41:30 (68.3.108.210)
If your system can take RFI, and you don't use radio as a source, the Lite 38 is great DAC for the money. Aside from top-end refinement, this DAC comes very close in performance to the Prism DA-2. .......
15: 1704K (8.79)
Posted by jusbe on 2017-08-02, 04:07:48 (185.207.140.2)
It was a close call between the Audio-gd and the Lite Audio designs, when I came to choose. In the end, I chose the Lite Audio DAC83, as I like the design of the output stage (and the amplifying devic .......
16: Lite Audio DAC 60 or 68 For Modding? (8.76)
Posted by XTRProf on 2006-10-12, 01:09:37 (202.172.246.7)
Hi all, I was thinking of buying one of these Lite DAC 60 or 68 for modding. Any recommendation here? From what I had read up at Lite website, it seemed the 68 is an upsampling dac to 24bits 192khz wh .......
17: RE: PACIFIC VALVE LITE DAC-72 (8.76)
Posted by sirotseta@gmail.com on 2010-12-19, 02:25:34 (202.183.177.3)
Lite Audio is one of the better companies from China producing respectable digital products (Others including Audio GD, Shanling, Bada, and Valab). DAC-72 is entry level, with tube outputs. DAC-60 is .......
18: Not quite (8.72)
Posted by audioengr on 2006-11-14, 10:24:55 (66.220.121.75)
This "Lite-Audio" design is actually very similar to the Lite DAC-60 and DAC-68 designs combined. I am surprised that they are using such an old DAC chip. The PCM1704 is better because it does 24-bit .......
19: RE: You know, (8.70)
Posted by morricab on 2014-07-20, 12:42:25 (80.218.199.14)
Are you sure the Lite 83 is not using a BB DF1704?? If it is, then it is an 8x OVERsampling digital filter and not an upsampling ASRC. My Monarchy M24 dac is derived from a Lite DAC and it uses the DF .......
20: What? (8.69)
Posted by audio39 on 2014-07-09, 09:33:51 (66.110.6.119)
I own the Lite Audio DAC-83 and LT-1 transport...they replaced a McIntosh MCD-500, and for CD only they easily bettered the Mac. In fact I was about to upgrade to the new (then) MCD1100 when I found t .......
21: Lite Audio DAC 83 (8.55)
Posted by jusbe on 2020-06-14, 18:32:13 (49.224.247.94)
I hear that. Have been running the Lite Audio DAC 83 for about 6 years. Very satisfying. .......
22: Lite Audio DAC-60 (8.55)
Posted by Ockfen on 2007-05-04, 10:06:07 (129.119.33.141)
Can anyone recommend a transport for the Lite Audio DAC-60? .......
23: Re: For All Who Asked , Here Is The Lite Dac 72 Link (8.54)
Posted by tomw on 2005-08-13, 00:47:46 (210.49.196.145)
Out of curiosity, has anyone compared the Lite DAC72 to the Benchmark DAC 1? I know they are in different price categories tomw .......
24: RE: AQ Vodka: CD transport and DAC (8.53)
Posted by jusbe on 2015-03-06, 04:04:34 (210.54.34.8)
Lite Audio LT-1 transport , Lite Audio DAC-83 convertor . ` .......
25: RE: IF you want a DAC to play normal "redbook" cds then you shouldn't buy the latest and greatest... (8.53)
Posted by morricab on 2014-04-16, 06:19:24 (160.62.7.250)
If I was going Chinese, I would have looked at the Lite Dacs...specifically the Lite DAC 83... Just IMO. .......
26: Re: Inexpensive Chinese DACs any good?? (8.52)
Posted by slbenz on 2006-08-05, 21:49:09 (24.6.37.130)
Bluemeteor@att.net, I am not arguing with you about the modded Lite DACs you own but for my ears, the modded Great March didn't do anything for my Oppo Digital DVD player. After hearing it vs. my Sony .......
27: Re: thoughts from afar on the Lite DAC-AH? (8.51)
Posted by Tomek-Z on 2005-08-26, 21:55:19 (69.128.104.40)
The Lite DAC is quiet. In some ways the quietest. Low level detail is clean. No hum. With a solid state set up this DAC is probably best, but with a tube preamp (and/or amp), I like the Nixon. Tried v .......
28: Re: Scott Nixon Chibi Dac vs Lite Dac-AH (8.39)
Posted by JFT on 2005-10-17, 13:01:54 (24.175.120.40)
I can't advise you about that exact comparison, but I have the Lite Audio DAC-AH and the Scott Nixon tube dac. Both are non oversampling dacs. The greatest technical difference is that the Lite Audio .......
29: Scott Nixon Chibi Dac vs Lite Dac-AH (8.35)
Posted by johngo on 2005-10-17, 10:12:11 (207.118.231.14)
Has anyone compared the Scott Nixon chibi to the Lite Dac-AH?? I'm looking for a Dac that set me back a lot of money!Thanks .......
30: Lite Audio Dac-60 (8.31)
Posted by Cuernavaca on 2012-12-29, 13:55:04 (67.5.155.252)
I bought a Lite Audio Dac-60, works nicely. Impressive build quality and sound. I installed a NOS pair of Sylvania tubes, it made it come alive. TR .......
31: Re: moding the Lite DAC72 (8.22)
Posted by tomw on 2005-08-22, 05:28:02 (220.237.52.111)
Are Lite DAC 72s available in a black finish? I've only seen them in SIlver finish on several websites. tomw .......
32: Re: Anyone know anything about Lite Model DAC-60? (8.20)
Posted by koo on 2004-12-17, 15:56:44 (218.102.23.28)
I haven't owned a Lite DAC, but his little brother-DAC 50 was also raved locally in Hong Kong, with mod at output cap and change of 6DJ8 tubes. Afterall, it's only US 200, sold in Shenzhen, Mainland C .......
33: Lite DAC-AH -- no sound at all (8.20)
Posted by henrykmho@gmail.com on 2009-01-08, 01:32:05 (202.175.122.179)
Anybody has experience in Lite DAC-ah. I own one unit but have been used for quite several month. Recently when I get hook to my system i found that there is no sound coming up, when I turn on the pre .......
34: Re: Birdland Audio Odeon lite DAC (8.17)
Posted by Lary Pedersen on 2000-03-08, 13:44:22 (209.30.199.144)
Three of us did a comparision of the latest 'lite' and a 3 year old EVS dac. While the 'lite' is very smooth, warm sounding, the low bass was rolled off, the very top end missing and overall, everyone .......
35: Lite DAc-60 vs lavery Black (8.16)
Posted by mmg_fan on 2007-02-14, 12:04:19 (32.60.83.6)
Hi I'm in the market for a DAC for my basic system: Jolida 1501 hybrid SqueezeBox3 Magnepan MMG's as usual am confused by the the options.. I've read great reviews on the Lite DAC-60..which is half th .......
36: Slapped In the Lite 38....... (8.14)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2008-12-29, 23:02:42 (72.222.246.69)
Decided to try it against my reference Prism DA-2. In general terms, the tonal balance of the Lite 38 is slightly "warmer" than the DA-2. The stage is about as deep, but not as wide. The biggest diffe .......
37: Re: Lite Dac 72 Just Arrived ! (8.10)
Posted by tomw on 2005-06-21, 06:09:47 (210.49.196.145)
Todd Is this the 20 bit version? (DAC 60 is 24 bit 96 khz if I'm not wrong). Lite also makes a non os DAC-AH with 8 TDA1543 BTW. Where did you obtain it in Singapore? I'm thinking of sourcing one from .......
38: Re: For All Who Asked , Here Is The Lite Dac 72 Link (8.08)
Posted by 254mm on 2005-08-19, 21:32:08 (218.103.199.218)
my heavily moded Lite DAC-72, with vintage E188CC and a choke. Very good sound. I like it. .......
39: Perhaps I'd start with (8.07)
Posted by jusbe on 2017-03-21, 23:42:39 (51.9.48.151)
the Master 7. The only reason I didn't choose it a couple of years ago is that I was actually in the market for a transport, bought the Lite Audio LT-One and found the Lite Audio DAC 83 was pretty go .......
40: Even better.... (7.96)
Posted by kuma on 2005-08-27, 12:17:46 (24.14.8.158)
Get it modded! I've listened to the modded Lite Dac-Ah against the Audio Note 3.1X balanced. ok. It didnt beat it in an absolute term, considering the price, I thought it did remarkably well. ::: TOP .......
41: You know, (7.94)
Posted by jusbe on 2014-07-20, 02:33:52 (122.60.239.154)
I wonder if the Lite Audio DAC-83 does that? Details on the design are sketchy and even the dealer wasn't 100% sure. It was suggested that the 1704Ks are used in 8x mode, as they seem to demand that i .......
42: Re: Lite Dac -- 50 or 72? (7.89)
Posted by tomw on 2005-11-11, 13:23:25 (210.49.188.67)
BTW Monarchy Audio's new Model 24 Tube DAC is a Lite DAC 50 with a tubed line stage. Go to www.monarchyaudio.com and click on what's new and you will find a link to Model 24 Tube DAC. Sorry this is no .......
43: Re: DAC with volumn control (7.88)
Posted by Bombaywalla on 2006-10-17, 07:08:22 (63.166.216.16)
Also the older Birdland Odeon & Odeon Lite DACs have volume control. A Steve Nugent/Empirical Audio modified Odeon Lite is supposed to sound great! .......
44: thoughts from afar on the Lite DAC-AH? (7.80)
Posted by jarquest on 2005-08-25, 15:29:27 (208.59.114.40)
The Lite DAC-AH is a really inexpensive NOS DAC ($135) out of Hong Kong. I was thinking of ordering one to try it out, but wondering if folks here with more experience than me might have a guess about .......
45: Re: Lite DAC versus Altmann versus Audio Note 2.1X (7.79)
Posted by koscsof1@t-email.hu on 2006-09-30, 02:56:43 (62.165.202.45)
Without knowing what other equipments were used (what was the transport?), how they were connected, what cables were used, what kind of music was used, how long you were using each dac, your report sa .......
46: Re: DAC-AH mod vs unmod comparison (7.77)
Posted by mindthegap on 2006-08-21, 14:33:32 (205.156.188.254)
Pacific Valve warned me about this. The PV mods are doen by ex-Lite engineers who know exactly what to change and how to change it. Some of the stuff being done to the Lite DACs are laughable in my vi .......
47: Lite Dac Ah or DIYEDEN GreatMarch (7.71)
Posted by Marcel on 2006-09-14, 18:27:45 (66.131.145.130)
Hi Jose, Do you still have your SCD-C2000ES ... I really like mine ! I never had the chance to listen to any of those 2 dacs though. I am going to order a Lite DAC 60 or DIYEDEN GreatMarch ... Don't k .......
48: RE: passive pre (7.69)
Posted by cpcat on 2007-10-14, 06:18:58 (70.145.21.156)
I've noticed the same thing using a Lite DAC 68 (tube output) to my Placette balanced passive: thinning of the sound and noticeable loss of bass and dynamics. When I used a more robust source (Meridia .......
49: RE: Lite (7.66)
Posted by jusbe on 2014-07-04, 00:19:44 (122.60.239.154)
I see the similarity of their DACs, such as the 38, with those you describe. That said, I'm having a lot more fun with their LT-1 transport and DAC 83 than I ever had with my Marantz CD7, especially u .......
50: Re: Lite Dac 72 Just Arrived ! (7.63)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2005-06-25, 21:02:40 (68.68.232.35)
The DAC 38 uses classic synchronous "oversampling," but not 24/96 or 24/192 "upsampling." I do think it's a 24-bit DAC. My unit is also running in "slow rolloff" mode. The DAC would be my second syste .......
51: For All Who Asked , Here Is The Lite Dac 72 Link (7.61)
Posted by ka7niq on 2005-08-11, 09:27:38 (71.101.72.10)
I found this buried in my favorites. This is the actual EBAY auction where I bought mine from, and I was the winning bidder on this. I just love mine Chris .......
52: RE: DacMagic (7.60)
Posted by Chris K. on 2011-07-17, 12:58:44 (71.100.209.128)
For what it's worth, I'll simply share a bit of my experience with the two outboard DACs that I've owned. In late 2004, I purchased a Musical Fidelity X-Dac v3, which, like the DacMagic, is a solid st .......
53: RE: DAC for Sony DVP-S9000ES (7.59)
Posted by Chris K. on 2013-08-07, 13:56:12 (71.100.210.188)
Until it died on me recently, I had a Sony SCD-333ES player and I have a Pacific Valve Lite 72 tube DAC that I used with that as well as my new CD player. I replaced the stock EH tubes with Genalex 69 .......
54: Power supply to DAC shootout again (7.58)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2008-01-04, 21:16:41 (69.112.192.140)
Just got back from a friends house and we did some rewiring and tinkering, then listening, rewiring, then tinkering, and listening again. We tried my power supply that I made for my Zhaolu in an Altam .......
55: I'm using a Lite Dac-Ah and like it just fine (7.56)
Posted by troporobo on 2010-06-18, 23:04:11 (202.8.232.28)
This DAC is non-OS, uses 8 paralleled Philips chips, and has both Toslink and coax inputs. I don't have a lot of experience with DACs and am primarily a vinyl listener so can't give a comparative eval .......
56: Lite DAC AH (7.53)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2006-09-22, 07:42:16 (69.112.192.140)
Just turned the power supply to all battery. It is nothing short of awesome. I have the opamp analogue section totally bypassed running a pair of 2.0UF coupling caps direct from the DAC chip. Against .......
57: Cat 7 for I2S patch cord? (7.50)
Posted by audio39 on 2014-06-14, 10:43:06 (70.50.215.18)
I have a Lite Audio DAC-83 and Lite Audio LT-1 transport, using the CAT5 cable supplied I can use I2S. Would there be a clear advantage to using a CAT7 patch cord in this application? Rick. ::: TOPIC: .......
58: DAC's in the $200 - $300 range (7.50)
Posted by Dee on 2007-12-04, 04:49:08 (65.190.201.44)
What are people's thoughts on DAC's in the $200 - $300 range? I've been looking at the following: Zhaolu DAC D3.0 Lite Audio DAC AM Lite Audio DAC AH DIYEDEN Musiland DIYEDEN SVDAC05 Can anyone speak .......
59: Re: First impressions of Pioneer DV-333 (7.47)
Posted by Stone on 2000-11-13, 13:23:20 (208.169.100.2)
I have a DV-333 as well (as a transport). I run the digital signal thru a Toslink cable to a Birdland Odeon Lite DAC. The Odeon Lite deepened the bass significantly, compared to the 333 alone, and rea .......
60: SoundStage review of Birdland Odeon Lite DAC (7.46)
Posted by Silvertaol on 2000-12-05, 21:00:38 (203.76.17.27)
Any of you DAC gurus read the latest SoundStage review of the Birdland Odeon Lite DAC. Interesting review and even more interesting right of reply by the Odeon designer. Any thoughts on SoundStages im .......
61: modding a Lite Audio DAC (7.44)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2006-09-11, 18:30:48 (69.112.192.140)
Hi all, Just got done with changing out some parts with the Lite Audio DAC AH. As per Doug Jesse's suggestion I changed all the lytics to Rubycon AH/ZL(I think). He claimed he likes them better than t .......
62: Lite DAC AH versus the Zhaolu (7.44)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2006-09-20, 18:49:46 (69.112.192.140)
In my last few weeks of doing some CD playback listening I have been using the Lite Dac AH(lightly modifed) and the Zhaolu(stock and modified). I have compared the AH DAC against a few other DACs avai .......
63: My experience with a ninexpensive nos dac (7.40)
Posted by maggiejeep on 2006-10-27, 10:12:48 (199.173.226.236)
has been revelatory.My Music Hall CD25 has served me well over the last few yrs but the addition of a Lite DAC AH modified greatly improved the overall sound.Less harshness;better soundstage;exteded a .......
64: For me Lite Audio DAC 60 (7.36)
Posted by Jacek on 2006-10-12, 14:33:03 (208.253.23.130)
Hi, I just received Lite DAC-60 a couple days ago. I have had the same problem 60 vs 68 vs Ah, but decided to go with cheaper 60. I like tube sound, so 60 and 68 was the option for me. I will try to m .......
65: RE: Lite Audio Dac 50 ? (7.30)
Posted by morricab on 2014-09-18, 13:54:08 (160.62.7.250)
It has a reciever chip that accepts up to 24/96 KHz and it uses the BB DF1704 which can process up to 24/96. The DAC itself is only 20bits, so a 24 bit signal will just be truncated I suppose. I used .......
66: RE: At least a STEP in the right direction... (7.29)
Posted by jaydacus on 2019-03-01, 19:07:20 (69.54.136.170)
I have been trying for almost a year to find a DAC that I found more enjoyable than this one. I've wasted hundreds of dollars and keep going back to this one. Last week I did a blind listening test o .......
67: Having been on a budget myself I decided to try (7.28)
Posted by maggiejeep on 2006-11-03, 11:46:47 (199.173.224.23)
an inexpensive nos dac.So I ordered a Lite Dac Ah modified from Pacific Valve and plugged it into my Music Hall CD25.Much much better.Bigger soundstage and less digital harshness.Better bass and sepe .......
68: Re: Balanced CD players (7.27)
Posted by bluemeteor on 2006-09-11, 04:47:55 (70.232.183.130)
Try also: The Lite CD 15 The Lite DAC 68 MHZS CD 66 (great!) I think these are all available in the USA from Pacific Valve. www.pacificvalve.us .......
69: Re: Lite Audio DAC 60 or 68 For Modding? (7.24)
Posted by nguyenchiro@yahoo.com on 2006-10-13, 14:10:54 (69.237.76.235)
Hi XTRProf, You can send your Lite Dac 60 to Sonicraft.com for modding. The cost is $290.00. Or if you spend time to mod yourself that would be better because you can test it with your own ears then y .......
70: PACIFIC VALVE LITE DAC-72 (7.22)
Posted by Music Man Bob on 2010-12-12, 19:57:04 (76.100.62.36)
Good evening all, It's been a while since I've visited. I've moved recently and I've also just found a DAC I think will work for my system. However, I know nothing about it. Is there anyone using the .......
71: Re: but Monarchy DAC IS Lite Audio DAC (7.17)
Posted by nathan_klassen on 2006-07-11, 19:21:46 (24.89.79.149)
Internal pictures of the Lite 50 DAC DAC 50 Review - Following pics from this review. Internal Pic of Dac 50 Another internal pic of DAC 50 Internal pictures of the M24 Pictures Index Picture I f .......
72: Birdland lite runs hot, phone # no good, any others notice (7.09)
Posted by Izzyman on 2006-05-12, 13:27:16 (72.68.53.166)
My Birdland Lite DAC sounds great, but the left front top of the plastic case gets way too warm for me, I'm concerned about long term reliability. (I keep it on all the time) Their phone # (831-646-01 .......
73: Audio Mirror D1/D2 and Lite Audio DAC-AH (7.08)
Posted by DouglasJesse on 2005-12-26, 22:54:11 (68.41.244.92)
Here are some great one... Audio Mirror D1 $500-ish retail (and new D2 that has some part upgrades to the stock DAC-AH board inside it) Lite Audio DAC-AH ($175 retail) awesome for the money They featu .......
74: REVIEW: Birdland Audio Odeon Lite DAC Processors (7.07)
Posted by demosasp@otenet.gr on 2006-06-20, 12:14:32 (83.171.241.69)
Model: Odeon Lite Category: DAC Processors Suggested Retail Price: $980 Description: DAC / Upconverter / Upsampler Manufacturer URL: Birdland Audio Model Picture: View Review by d .......
75: Anyone know anything about Lite Model DAC-60? (7.06)
Posted by dbishopbliss on 2004-12-09, 14:15:19 (148.87.143.4)
I want to get an inexpensive DAC to experiment with (I have a Sony DVP7700 and a NEC 6Xe CDR-602 as a transport that I have read can work as decent transports). I saw this on Ebay. The seller says, "T .......
76: Re: I have the DAC-60... (7.04)
Posted by bondmanp on 2007-02-15, 06:10:37 (199.67.140.84)
ppop: I have had my eye on the Lite tube DACs for a while now. Is yours modded by anyone, like Pacific Valve? What does the rest of your system consist of? It's nice to hear that it lacks the digital .......
77: Re: For All Who Asked , Here Is The Lite Dac 72 Link (7.01)
Posted by ka7niq on 2005-08-11, 22:27:27 (71.101.72.10)
I really dont understand it all John, but it just dusts my Museatex Melior bit stream DAC that was modified. Dusts a Cal audio labs too. Its really a very nice DAC, for the money. Huge soundstage, smo .......
78: Lite DAC AH (6.99)
Posted by binoymehra on 2005-10-05, 20:36:53 (203.197.15.131)
My source presently is a very budget Sony DVD player.The other components are quite respectable. I have been getting improvements in the past with each upgrade of cables and amps. Now as I can not put .......
79: I was in the same boat (6.97)
Posted by ppopp on 2012-12-14, 13:25:11 (67.51.235.50)
I have an older Denon CD player transport (DCD-1650AR). Sounds decent on it's won, but this thing came to life when I added the right DAC. I rtried a few solid state devices (Moon, Arcam, Musical Fide .......
80: RE: Need recomendations for a fine used DAC (6.93)
Posted by Chris K. on 2013-06-03, 17:33:35 (71.100.210.188)
I've owned the Pacific Valve modified Lite-72 tube DAC for four years. Previously, I owned the Musical Fidelity X-DACv3. I consider the Lite a big step up, even though it doesn't upsample. It is less .......
81: Squeezebox, Lite, Toshiba (6.93)
Posted by MichaelGK on 2006-07-26, 09:10:52 (65.78.131.34)
We had a shootout between the Slimserver squeezebox, the modded Toshiba 3960, and a modded dac LiTe. The slimserver needed to be given to be given a clean power supply to be very close to a modded Phi .......
82: Re: Birdland Odeon-Lite 24/96 DAC review is out! (6.92)
Posted by Nick K on 2000-05-02, 11:10:24 (152.163.197.48)
For what it's worth, I have lived with the Odeon-lite for four months. The sonic character? Well, I think that audio equipment reviewing is all so damn subjective that it's pretty useless even when wr .......
83: Re: Lite DAC 72 .. Very Favorable Impressions! (6.77)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2005-08-08, 00:00:35 (70.219.192.112)
I have the DAC 38, which is the all-solid-state version, and it is excellent as well. It got displaced by the Don Allen modified Philips changer because the DAC 38 puts out RFI that interferes with FM .......
84: RE: cheapo dacs: NOS VS ESS SABRE (6.76)
Posted by digepix on 2019-03-14, 04:54:52 (104.162.145.4)
I would go with the Lite, I don't have one although I wish I did. I have a Scott Nixon tubedac and I have an ifi nano. The Nixon is NOS and it's more present and real sounding to me. The nano has burr .......
85: Re: Inexpensive Chinese DACs any good?? (6.75)
Posted by bluemeteor@att.net on 2006-08-05, 19:20:55 (68.77.61.52)
I have heard almost all the Lite DACs and I have a modded DAC 60, DAC 38 and DAC 68. They all sound way above average for their price point. I have heard a Great March (unmodded) and I am curious as t .......
86: Music without agony (6.75)
Posted by jusbe on 2014-05-14, 12:29:55 (122.60.239.154)
Well, I bought my Lite Audio LT-1 transport as a platform to explore a NOS dac, picking out the AN Kits 4.1LE, but got sidetracked on the way by their DAC83. I'll probably still get the 4.1 at some st .......
87: You've spent alot of time... (6.75)
Posted by audio39 on 2014-07-11, 15:10:03 (70.50.215.18)
on DAC's that according to you can't even compete with today's low end gear??? I've heard the player from your company and I am very aware why you would be afraid of a company like Lite...they are pro .......
88: Another: Lite DAC-60 with Sonicap mods (6.72)
Posted by WinthorpeIII on 2007-04-12, 16:06:36 (67.21.93.76)
Lite audio DAC-60, with Sonicap mods for $765 seems like it would be superb value. From the GR Research site: The DAC-60 has a tube output with a 24bit 96kHz DAC D/A chip using BB famous 24-bit PCM170 .......
89: Re: New Quad 99 CDP-2 as a transport (6.58)
Posted by zanash on 2006-07-19, 23:49:46 (86.6.56.125)
Ok...I've just up grade my mk1 to mk11. First off its amazing how much better the new mechanism is, I'm hearing stuff of cd that I've never known was on there. The 99cdp2 should be a very good transpo .......
90: Any idea on comparison with the Citypulse DAC 7.2x? (6.55)
Posted by David Lawrence on 2006-09-23, 13:49:15 (24.220.99.48)
That is at DIYKITS.com. A very different approach to a Dac, and not too much more expensive than a modified Dac-AH. The owner there told me that he likes it better than the Lite Dac 60 and Dac 68. ::: .......
91: Re: Choosing The Right Lite Audio DAC? (6.53)
Posted by JFT on 2005-09-12, 13:42:37 (24.175.116.95)
Thanks for the information on the DAC-72. Could you give us a follow up after the dac has had some time to break in? .......
92: Re: DAC recommendation needed (6.51)
Posted by JFT on 2006-01-23, 19:09:41 (24.175.124.32)
I recommend the Lite Audio DAC-60, which is available from GR Research for $475 delivered. Danny Ritchie had a Sonicraft-modded one at the Dallas Audio Club meeting this weekend and we compared it to .......
93: RE: Lite DAC-AH -- no sound at all (6.44)
Posted by TypeRecca on 2009-01-17, 15:44:27 (129.210.237.105)
I suggest doing a passive output mod on it. My guess is something going wrong in the output stage. Plus the passive mod sounds better. This isn't the original post but it concisely sums up the steps t .......
94: Re: If you were to pick a DAC under $300 , which one would you buy? (6.43)
Posted by mindthegap on 2006-09-15, 01:15:13 (68.22.78.220)
The Lite DAC AM or the Great March. .......
95: External DAC from Computer's Juli@ Card...... (6.40)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2009-01-01, 19:47:46 (72.222.246.69)
I'm now running the Lite 38 externally from the Juli@ card from my PC, via the Toslink, for computer audio. Now this might be "placebo effect" (the audio is now electrically isolated from the PC), but .......
96: Agreed. Mature, older technologies. (6.36)
Posted by jusbe on 2014-11-09, 16:37:03 (130.216.30.132)
Nicely put, Ken. With this in mind, I can see that such thinking has - at least in part - guided my own thinking about engaging with digital playback and informed my own purchasing decisions. I conclu .......
97: Re: Lite DAC 72 .. Very Favorable Impressions! (6.31)
Posted by balu_613 on 2005-08-08, 15:21:58 (128.107.253.44)
Where can one get this DAC? The only site I could find with any information on this DAC is in Chinese. Do you know if there is an English site? Thanks. .......
98: I Am Lazy..... (6.28)
Posted by AudioSoul on 2014-05-14, 16:23:25 (71.209.147.108)
I had forgotten that I have a LiTe DAC-AH non up-sampling dac stuck away in a drawer. I pulled it out and compared it to my Xindac Dac-5 up-sampling dac 96/192. There were some things I liked about .......
99: RE: Hifi World dac review (6.26)
Posted by mcdonald43 on 2011-09-21, 15:41:40 (67.182.202.127)
1) Teddy Pardo - Teddy DAC 2) CEntrance - DAC Mini 3) Calyx - 24/192 DAC 4) Lite Audio - DAC-83 5) Musical Fidelity - M1 DAC 6) Wyred4Sound - DAC1 7) Emotiva - XDA-1 8) Arcam - rDAC .......
100: Re: DAC w/ volume control (6.26)
Posted by Dan G. on 2001-07-03, 14:27:25 (208.33.242.2)
There are several Birdland Odeon-lite comes to mind. You can also attaceh EVS Ultimate attenuators to your amp and use any DAC I think. dg .......
101: Re: another very budget dac to try (6.22)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2005-08-19, 22:48:32 (68.110.93.6)
If you don't use FM as a source, the Lite Audio DAC 38 is a good option. / .......
102: I also found that EA used the same board for the Spoiler Dac (6.22)
Posted by Dynobot on 2012-07-15, 09:53:11 (75.131.20.113)
I guess every liked the Lite Audio Dac as a base unit to build upon. .......
103: RE: I know what you mean about PSU (6.22)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2007-12-30, 08:04:09 (69.112.192.140)
There is an 18 volt supply and a 12 volt supply that runs the DAC. I bought two torroidal trannies from Torroidal of Maryland. Converted the AC to DC with solid state rectification using massive caps, .......
104: Re: Monarchy M24 DAC (6.20)
Posted by hum4god on 2006-07-15, 12:09:36 (71.98.9.94)
i am also interested in the monarchy m24 or the lite dac 60 with mods and would love to know how they compare. too bad the m24 is not available without the preamp section.i have absolutely no need for .......
105: Then I added a NOS tube DAC (6.17)
Posted by ppopp on 2006-06-25, 11:37:17 (72.67.25.130)
and lots of the nasties assocoiated with CD were gone thanks to Lite Audio's DAC-60 (unmodded). .......
106: Re: Ah dac (6.17)
Posted by XTRProf on 2006-10-15, 20:53:09 (202.172.246.7)
Wow, so bad?? Now I'm having some doubts about the quality of Lite dacs and in buying either a dac 60 or 68 for modding. :-( .......
107: Re: Budget DAC (6.17)
Posted by zacster on 2006-12-31, 18:09:49 (66.114.78.126)
Nobody mentioned the Lite Dac Ah. This is really cheap and uses the same circuitry as a lot of the other NonOS DACS. I think it is around $200 shipped in the US. .......
108: Birdland DAC not discussed much (6.17)
Posted by silvertail on 2000-11-15, 23:47:25 (203.16.172.8)
I was wondering why there is not more discussion and questions regarding the Birdland O'deon Lite DAC. It appears to get pretty good reviews as an up-sampler DAC. Most discussion is about Bel Canto, M .......
109: I would suggest going with a tube DAC (6.12)
Posted by ppopp on 2010-01-26, 08:07:47 (173.58.41.200)
I spent years looking for a way of listening to CD in a way you describe. I eventually got there when I added a Lite Audio DAC-60. .......
110: Re: Scott Nixon Chibi Dac vs Lite Dac-AH (6.12)
Posted by johngo on 2005-10-17, 13:22:30 (207.118.231.14)
What improvements have you heard with the better caps??I really would like to avoid a Dac that sounds too rolled off in the highs. I don't mind a little brightness since my setup is already a bit warm .......
111: Bel Canto Design DAC2 DAC Processors (6.11)
Posted by audioengr on 2004-09-15, 10:06:52 (216.228.163.41)
The DAC2 is definitely better than most stock CDP's, but it is a far cry from the best DAC's. If this is your first DAC, then I'm sure you appreciate the improvement. I found it to have insufficient d .......
112: Thanks (6.11)
Posted by Cuernavaca on 2012-12-14, 17:09:25 (67.5.155.252)
I will look at the Lite Audio DAC-60, it may be the one. TR .......
113: just the opposite (6.10)
Posted by Jon L on 2006-10-12, 09:12:27 (71.110.251.61)
I would personally look for DAC's with less upsampling, in fact I would look at Lite DAC38 to mod instead b/c it's not an upsampling DAC. It still annoys me that most upsampling DAC's don't allow you .......
114: Re: Lite DAC-60 and mods (6.09)
Posted by Anthony Dockrill on 2007-02-24, 18:02:14 (125.63.134.105)
Hi, For what its worth I have the standard DAC-60 and its a wonderful DAC. Cheers, Anthony .......
115: Lite DAC 38 Early impressions (6.08)
Posted by DBB on 2006-10-03, 18:45:03 (207.237.19.14)
I received the Lite DAC 38 about two weeks ago. So far I am very impressed. It has an analogue-like sound, though not quite as smooth and palpaple as good vinyl. I compared it to my Kern modified Sony .......
116: Birdland Audio Odeon lite DAC (6.08)
Posted by John on 2000-03-07, 15:46:07 (198.182.177.3)
Has anyone had an opportunity to compare this unit with any of the other upsamplers on the market? I understand it was a popular DAC in a number of CES rooms this year. .......
117: Re: Opinions on MHDT Labs DAC (6.07)
Posted by nguyenchiro@yahoo.com on 2006-10-10, 15:36:16 (69.239.60.201)
Hi, I will get a Renaissance II in a couple days and let you know how does it sound compared to Monica 2 and Lite Dac Ah. .......
118: Re: Pioneer PD_S901 as a transport? (6.07)
Posted by zanash on 2006-06-18, 01:56:29 (62.254.0.30)
Yes I've heard the stable platter work well as a transport..... with say the NOS dac or other low cost dac ie lite dac ah you could have a combo that punches well above its weight. .......
119: All power to you. (6.04)
Posted by jusbe on 2017-10-22, 07:37:09 (185.207.140.2)
That Audio-gd DAC (Master 7) is supposed to be a goody. Nearly chose it. In the end I personally went with an alternate 1704 DAC, the Lite Audio DAC 83, the output stage of which I preferred. ::: TOP .......
120: Lite Dac -- 50 or 72? (6.04)
Posted by engelz@mindspring.com on 2005-11-11, 05:53:58 (69.115.142.17)
Which do you prefer and why? .......
121: Re: modding a Lite Audio DAC (6.04)
Posted by zanash on 2006-09-12, 01:53:22 (86.6.56.125)
great stuff ! .......
122: Decided to go with a modded Lite Dac Ah.. (6.04)
Posted by popsy on 2011-11-14, 19:25:18 (98.232.112.72)
Thanks for the replies! .......
123: RE: TDA 1543 and a Magnavox (6.04)
Posted by digepix on 2020-08-06, 14:30:47 (104.162.136.193)
Are they the LITE Audio dac's? .......
124: Re: Since you prefer vinyl . . . (6.04)
Posted by JANDG on 2006-07-15, 06:21:38 (67.5.158.89)
There are many NOS type DAC's out there, The one I modded was a Lite DAC-AH from Diybiz.com, I am sure you can get them else were, they are cheap & respond extremelly well to the mod. I can explain it .......
125: Re: BURN IN (6.03)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2006-08-13, 12:55:08 (69.112.192.140)
It is the Auricap bypassed Lite DAC AH. When I first tried the DAC after I put in the bypass caps, it sounded great. Last night for some reason I didn't get the same results. .......
126: Lite DAC versus Altmann versus Audio Note 2.1X (6.03)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2006-09-28, 18:11:33 (69.112.192.140)
Well here it is! I have been able to acquire an Altmann DAC and an Audio Note 2.1X from some friends of mine to use against my modified Lite DAC AH. The mods done to my Lite DAC AH were very simple an .......
127: Re: Lite DAC 72 .. Very Favorable Impressions! (5.99)
Posted by ronny_zotter@hotmail.com on 2005-08-16, 06:00:30 (62.47.8.225)
What transport do you use? .......
128: Re: Choosing The Right Lite Audio DAC? (5.98)
Posted by jarquest on 2005-09-12, 15:23:50 (65.213.252.100)
will do... and thanks for your additional posts on the AH .......
129: RE: Lite DAC-AH -- no sound at all (5.98)
Posted by Henry on 2009-01-13, 21:50:37 (202.175.122.179)
thanks for you all. i think i may keep the chassis and think on using it as another diy project...... .......
130: Lite Dac 60 (5.98)
Posted by arthurs on 2006-03-13, 20:05:06 (207.141.105.2)
Check this one out at GR-Research.com You can get it for under $500 and for around $760 with some upgrades....very nice DAC for the money, for a lot more money in fact.... .......
131: Which paper-in-oils (5.93)
Posted by Jon L on 2006-05-25, 13:08:30 (162.119.232.102)
are you talking about, Jensen's? And I wasn't clear if you have the Lite DAC or something else.. .......
132: Re: Lite DAC AH (5.92)
Posted by yo2tup on 2005-10-05, 21:55:21 (24.4.190.182)
I use the DAC-AH w/ my dvd player. This setup replaced my nad c521bee which is now sold. The improvement was very noticable indeed. But I'm still waiting on reviews for the DAC-AH modded by reference .......
133: I thought this was the DAC (5.92)
Posted by fin1bxn@msn.com on 2006-08-13, 08:10:57 (71.250.90.222)
I too found this item, as I'm searching for a cheap DAC. BUt was told the only problem is the hi output and all I would need to do is make a step down cable with some resitors to cut the analog voltag .......
134: Re: Battery Power Supply For Lite DAC AH (5.91)
Posted by GaryAR on 2006-10-02, 06:16:13 (161.242.10.254)
Thanks for posting this, I'll almost certainly buy one of these dac's at RMAF next month and I'll let you know how I think it sounds before & after the mods. Gary .......
135: Lite DAC 50 (5.89)
Posted by Slick on 2008-01-20, 13:08:27 (76.106.63.147)
Does anyone know if a schematic is available for this DAC? I just bought one on eBay and would like to develop an upgrade plan. Slick "You can never go fast enough" James Taylor in Two Lane Blacktop .......
136: Re: Not quite (5.89)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2006-11-16, 17:41:32 (75.215.3.25)
"This 'Lite-Audio' design is actually very similar to the Lite DAC-60 and DAC-68 designs combined. I am surprised that they are using such an old DAC chip." That may actually be a good thing.... I don .......
137: Re: Anyone heard the Pacific Valve modified Lite Audio DAC AH? (5.89)
Posted by zanash on 2006-04-18, 10:39:16 (62.254.0.30)
I wondered that to .... .......
138: Used Lavry DA10.... (5.87)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2006-10-25, 20:06:34 (75.215.58.3)
Or if FM interference is not an issue, the Lite DAC 38. .......
139: RE: Lite Ah DAC (5.87)
Posted by maggiejeep on 2007-12-09, 11:55:15 (72.178.249.154)
Had mine more than 18 months.No problems.Good luck .......
140: Ditto. (5.87)
Posted by jusbe on 2014-06-06, 13:47:01 (122.60.239.154)
Am finding this with my new Lite Audio system too. Most impressed with their implementation of the DAC-83. .......
141: Sony KSS 213C, Samsung SOH-AAN. (5.87)
Posted by jusbe on 2014-04-13, 01:21:24 (122.58.197.153)
Interesting. I notice that these are quite similar in build, save for the laser. And I notice this as I went hunting for a new transport recently to play the circa 2K discs we have and found the Lite .......
142: Lite Dac 72 Just Arrived ! (5.85)
Posted by ka7niq on 2005-06-16, 20:32:27 (71.101.73.146)
It took about a month to come in from Singapore. Build quality seems good. I have it breaking in right now. We shall see ??? .......
143: Birdland Audio Odeon Lite DAC Processors (5.81)
Posted by porky_pig_jr on 2006-06-20, 12:55:05 (128.197.130.179)
so great it made the reviewer speechless. .......
144: Sony SCD-C2000ES and external DAC (5.81)
Posted by Marcel on 2006-08-29, 13:24:30 (66.131.145.130)
Which DAC I should consider to 'clearly' improve the CD playback. Am I going to waste my time with something like Lite DAC-Ah or DIYEDEN GreatMarch ... What about a Benchmark ... Thank you in advance .......
145: Re: Lite Dac 72 Just Arrived ! (5.81)
Posted by ka7niq on 2005-06-17, 21:52:53 (71.101.73.146)
I am not getting any RFI on the DAC 72 Todd. And, i live very close to the Tampa area broadcast towers. Its not broke in yet, but it sounds better then my Museatex Bitstream DAC! Better then my Cal au .......
146: RE: Best Sub $1000 DAC ? (5.81)
Posted by fredtr on 2020-04-21, 07:20:24 (204.15.221.242)
I have a Gungnir, haven't heard any of the others. I did try some other DAC's and found system synergy to be an important factor. I bought the Gungnir for one system and ended up using it on a differe .......
147: RE: Isolation Transformer For Digital Sources? (5.79)
Posted by lowrider75 on 2016-07-03, 23:22:04 (100.14.7.245)
Knewton, I've been having some success lately using the Tripp-Lite isolated power strip. I've had some listening sessions uninterrupted by noise/interference. When the noise does present after the sy .......
148: DAC polarity Q from an ignoramus (5.79)
Posted by Judasmac on 2006-04-08, 10:55:27 (66.32.155.96)
Need a cheap DAC and reviews of the Lite AH look good, but one post mentions that the phase is inverted. I really have no clue what this means, except I gather it requires you to switch the pos & neg .......
149: Re: Lite DAC AH (5.79)
Posted by GaryAR on 2006-09-22, 08:20:16 (161.242.10.254)
Please, post the details of how you did this! This dac has me interested, and being able to convert it to a battery power supply would be ideal as I've also got a dead-silent battery-powered amp. Gary .......
150: Re: Promising DAC- Lite Audio DAC-38 (5.78)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2005-05-04, 22:15:35 (68.3.108.210)
Well, I did find a weakness with the DAC-38- It puts out some major interference to FM radio reception. I have to power the unit down. But on the other hand, unlike some DACs, at least this thing has .......
151: RE: Great inexpensive NON-USB DAC (5.76)
Posted by Travis on 2010-06-19, 08:08:05 (12.109.26.64)
Audio Mirror. I understant it's a custom version of the Lite Dac. Vlad doesn't make them anymore but they occasionally come up on the 'gon for c. $250. I've had mine for about five years. Nice. ::: T .......
152: Looking to mod a Cambridge 640C - anyone know which clock frequency it uses? (5.75)
Posted by ppopp on 2006-06-22, 20:36:38 (72.67.25.130)
I'm hoping it's a 16.9344 as I already have one. Anyone here already use one as a trasport? I'm looking to hook one up to a Lite Audio DAC-60 tube DAC after adding a few other mods to the 640C. Thanks .......
153: Re: Audio Note Dac One.1x Signature - does it make sense to buy it today? (5.74)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2006-08-02, 08:28:57 (69.112.192.140)
Older technology and things out there that is as good if not better for less $$$$$$(Xhaolu, Lite Audio-AH, when modded, Ack DAC). .......
154: Re: upgrade Dac (5.74)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2006-09-20, 18:40:45 (69.112.192.140)
In my opinion on what I've heard and what can be gotten for great amounts of $$$$$$, a simply modified Lite DAC AH is by far the best out there. Again, I know I'll get challenged and everyone will wal .......
155: Re: Behringer, or used DAC for PC source? (5.74)
Posted by zanash on 2006-08-24, 02:19:14 (86.6.56.125)
I agree...somewhat the effect of adding the rather sterile sounding dac but eqing the room has realy helped the overal performance of my system. Now without the deq in [bypassed] the sound is flat mud .......
156: Promising DAC- Lite Audio DAC-38 (5.73)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2005-05-02, 23:45:47 (68.3.108.210)
I just attained the Chinese-made Lite Audio DAC-38 (from diyclub.biz), which I decided to try due to its design parameters- Most-notably the Burr Brown DF1704 filter chip set to "slow rolloff" mode (a .......
157: Re: Lite DAC AH (5.72)
Posted by maabx on 2006-09-22, 07:55:20 (136.2.1.101)
Can you share details on the battery supply and how it was connected to the AH? .......
158: Lite Audio Dac 50 ? (5.68)
Posted by Tweaker456 on 2014-09-12, 13:21:16 (207.62.246.202)
This dac uses the PCM63k but two photos of the dac on the net call it a 24 bit dac. The 63's are 20 bit. Can someone explain this. If anyone has this unit is it close to dead quiet? It might be 96db d .......
159: Re: Portable DAC and more (5.67)
Posted by Quantum on 2002-08-11, 06:59:30 (216.25.205.168)
I don't know about conversion to battery power or the power supply, but the Birdland Odeon Lite DAC is small, portable, has excellent, musical sound, and a price of $980. .......
160: Re: SoundStage review of Birdland Odeon Lite DAC (5.66)
Posted by EdT on 2000-12-06, 12:01:36 (192.9.25.22)
review like this kills small companies. But the reply really didn't help at all. Too bad there are not many people have experience with the DAC. On the other hand, Ric from EVS has very good and loyal .......
161: Re: Denon 2650 replacement (5.66)
Posted by ppopp on 2007-01-07, 17:33:51 (72.67.144.192)
I bought a Denon DCD1650AR from Audiogon for about $130, had a new laser fitted ($180) and it works beautifully, sounds great and even better when I feed it through a Lite Audio DAC-60 tube DAC. ::: T .......
162: Shipping Lite DAC From China (5.66)
Posted by AudioSoul on 2011-03-04, 15:33:27 (24.119.104.113)
I purchased the above DAC from China Feb. 23 from Ebay. I got a notice that it was already shipped a couple of days after the purchase. I noticed that it said expected delivery date Mar. 31st. Does .......
163: Re: Anyone heard the Pacific Valve modified Lite Audio DAC AH? (5.65)
Posted by Frank25 on 2006-04-18, 08:20:42 (69.123.4.32)
It sdeems all they do is upgrade the opamps?? You could easily do that yourself for much less money I would think. .......
164: RE: Lite Ah DAC (5.65)
Posted by paa on 2007-12-14, 08:53:50 (194.117.22.137)
The plastic holding the fuse is under high pressure and sometimes breaks. That happened to me. I would check that before throwing it away. Cheers. .......
165: Lite Audio (5.65)
Posted by ppopp on 2020-06-01, 16:50:54 (67.49.59.105)
I have one their DAC-60s with PCM1740 chips on board. I've had it for 14 years. I have yet to find something else I prefer the sound of. .......
166: Re: digital mods (5.65)
Posted by zanash on 2006-07-19, 06:19:30 (86.6.56.125)
for me the gear changes .....not my hearing how do I know well I've two lite dac ah's one modded and one not. I could clearly hear the differences as one changed due to the mods and component burn in. .......
167: RE: are there inexpensive outboard DAC that don't use opamp output buffers? (nt) (5.63)
Posted by nhtran1 on 2008-01-04, 09:11:59 (155.201.35.50)
MHDT Renaissance II and Lite Audio Dac-60...@ $500 each. Both use tube output stages w/ no op-amps in the signal path .......
168: Oops, sorry... here's a link... (5.62)
Posted by TopPop on 2006-01-16, 21:06:26 (24.18.74.199)
nt .......
169: RE: PACIFIC VALVE LITE DAC-72 (5.60)
Posted by Music Man Bob on 2010-12-30, 06:11:06 (76.100.62.36)
Thanks so much for your responses. As always I appreciate. All have a great New Year. bob .......
170: Re: Will stock DAC AH with a budget DVD player better than NAD C542, Cambridge Audio 640C ? (5.60)
Posted by nguyenchiro@yahoo.com on 2006-10-12, 13:21:26 (69.237.76.235)
I am already very very happy with my modded Lite Dac Ah and modded PS Denon 2900. .......
171: Re: DIYEDEN Great March2 vs Lite DAC60? (5.60)
Posted by slbenz on 2007-02-28, 09:27:43 (24.6.23.7)
Had a chance to try the DIYEDEN Great March Modified by Pacific Valve which added to the sound of my Sony megachanger but did nothing for my Oppo 970 DVD player. In order to hear a noticeable differen .......
172: Re: Promising DAC- Lite Audio DAC-38 (5.58)
Posted by westcoasting on 2005-05-04, 11:45:08 (66.75.133.249)
Thanks for the info regarding the Wolfson Eval Board. Your initial comments regarding this DAC-38 appear very optimistic (you did not make any reference to RFI distraction). I would be interested in t .......
173: Lite AH (5.57)
Posted by dado4 on 2006-03-15, 16:04:54 (199.46.198.237)
$175 and it is wonderfuly dynamic and smooth. Easy to tweak with better quality parts. It's a 8 x 1543 no oversampled dac. I love it. Rob .......
174: Re: My first DIY mod - on a Lite DAC AH. Help needed. (5.55)
Posted by Judasmac on 2006-07-07, 07:28:33 (170.140.194.195)
Thanks, Zanash. What about the value on the output caps? (Assuming I decide not to bypass a la JANDG, or do both just for fun.) .......
175: Re: good news (5.55)
Posted by Jon L on 2006-05-24, 08:57:28 (162.119.232.102)
Actually, I was checking out their Lite DAC192 at $1750. Looks pretty unbelievably built; I see 7 transformers inside the thing, for example. Let me e-mail about some DAC matters, but the DAC-60 uses .......
176: Re: BURN IN (5.54)
Posted by xaudiomanx on 2006-08-13, 12:46:10 (69.112.192.140)
The DAC in question is a modified Lite DAC AH. After doing the bypass mod that was recommended to me by one of the other inmates(Jandg) it sounded awesome. I really liked(loved it). Last night for som .......
177: Re: New Monarchy Audio Model 24 Tube DAC: (5.53)
Posted by tomw on 2005-11-13, 13:20:23 (210.49.188.67)
The Monarchy model 24 is based on the Chinese made Lite DAC 50 with a tubed line stage added on. tom w .......
178: Ah DAC Lite (5.51)
Posted by navman on 2008-12-02, 07:03:01 (12.162.213.5)
I switched out my Ah for a Beresford DAC. The Beresford was inoffensive and somewhat lacking character. It was actually quite a flat boring piece of equipment till, I swapped in the Ah DAC again. The .......
179: RE: Lite Ah DAC (5.51)
Posted by zanash on 2007-12-11, 11:50:06 (86.6.63.165)
I had two die at six months almost to the day ...... but as I paid peanuts its hardly worth the bother... moved on and bought a audio synthesis dax decade ! .......
180: Re: Lite DAC 72 .. Very Favorable Impressions! (5.50)
Posted by CChang on 2005-08-08, 17:20:47 (218.102.142.2)
Hello, Here is an English site. http://eshop.diyclub.biz/index.php CChang .......
181: RE: Ready for the plunge into streaming... (5.47)
Posted by wheezer on 2020-10-05, 11:38:12 (76.108.148.222)
A DIY DDDAC stacked chip which needs some work to get running. Another old dac lite AH which I modded the crap out of just blew one of it's chips (TDA1543) and I await replacement from China. That le .......
182: Re: thoughts from afar on the Lite DAC-AH? (5.47)
Posted by jarquest on 2005-08-26, 06:02:28 (208.59.114.40)
Thanks for the info. How noisy is the noise floor? Do you hear a clear background hum when there is no signal, or when there is a cd playing? Or just not subjectively as "black" and "deep" a silence a .......
183: Digital Coax Cable Recs. (5.46)
Posted by AudioSoul on 2011-02-26, 11:41:12 (67.61.217.162)
I have a Rotel RCD-971 player that I have had since new (12 years) I decided to get a outboard DAC. I decided on something inexpensive, a Lite DAC-AH modified. I need a coax cable for it. Any recomm .......
184: Re: My first DIY mod - on a Lite DAC AH. Help needed. (5.46)
Posted by zanash on 2006-07-08, 00:51:39 (62.254.0.30)
I've used values from 100uf 35v stargets to 2uf2 400v paper in oils ....so you have a lot of scope. .......
185: Make this chap an offer (5.45)
Posted by jusbe on 2014-11-03, 22:02:49 (122.60.174.151)
closer to $1,200 to $1,300 if you can stretch that far and you will have a very, very decent DAC . Lite Audio also make an inexpensive SPDIF/USB convertor too ($80), if you decide you have to go that .......
186: RE: What do you think of upsampling ?................... (5.43)
Posted by AudioSoul on 2014-07-17, 09:00:00 (71.209.146.128)
I sold a Xindac 5 I had that had over sampling to 192 kHz. The reason I sold it is because my cheap Lite Audio DAC-AH no oversampling dac out performed it. Non oversampling dacs sound more analogue. .......
187: Re: thoughts from afar on the Lite DAC-AH? (5.42)
Posted by JP van Son on 2005-08-25, 17:39:16 (66.189.210.60)
I've been wondering about this little DAC for some time and have been wanting to hear some comparisons between it and some of the better known DACs. Anyways, there's a review of at Head-Fi. - JP ::: T .......
188: Yup. (5.41)
Posted by jusbe on 2014-08-24, 22:24:40 (122.56.196.165)
NM24 is a version of the DAC 60, I believe. Which is why, dare I say it, if you heard a Lite Audio DAC-83 (and transport preferably), you'd be bl@@dy surprised. It's silly-good. But that's over your .......
189: Re: What a pleasure... (5.41)
Posted by nguyenchiro@yahoo.com on 2006-10-12, 12:25:34 (69.237.76.235)
Hi Xaudiomax, How do you connect the 12VDC battery to Lite Dac Ah? Would you be more specific? I will use with Odysse PC2150T Deep Cycle and self-rechargeable Drycell. Thanks in advance. Tan ::: TOPIC .......
190: Re: Bel Canto Design DAC2 DAC Processors (5.40)
Posted by Dawnrazor on 2004-09-16, 08:27:04 (139.68.4.4)
FWIW, I own the Birdland Odeon- AG which is the Lite's bigger brother, and I agree that it is a stellar DAC. But, I am selling it because I prefer the sound of my fanless computer with a Lynx 2b sound .......
191: Re: Birdland Odeon-Lite 24/96 DAC review is out! (5.39)
Posted by Bob Casner on 2000-05-01, 17:25:23 (199.108.50.40)
I checked www.planethifi.com earlier this afternoon - they say they have a review of this unit scheduled to appear tomorrow 5/2/00. .......
192: As relevant as any other Non-OS DAC... (5.39)
Posted by clio09 on 2008-03-01, 19:40:05 (71.91.7.92)
I wouldn't say the Audio Mirror is outdated, although the DAC itself is no longer produced by Vlad, it still is being sold under the Lite DAC AH brand. The design might differ versus other Non-OS DACs .......
193: No. But. (5.38)
Posted by jusbe on 2017-03-22, 14:53:12 (51.9.48.151)
No, in that sense, the Audio-gd has an advantage in terms of choice of presentation. The DAC 83 sounds far from amusical, however. One thing the Lite Transport does have - which I have found intriguin .......
194: Please give me any info. about the Birdland Audio's 96/24 DD/DAC "Odeon-Lite." Thanks! (nt) (5.37)
Posted by Kazu Kawasaki on 2000-08-29, 19:30:32 (209.153.2.44)
nt. .......
195: Re: Inexpensive Chinese DACs any good?? (5.37)
Posted by mindthegap on 2006-08-09, 14:16:34 (68.117.30.138)
I took the chance. The Lite Modded DAC 60 is the beez kneez and on a system with great resolution, they really show their stuff. The problem with waiting around is when do you say, "Ok, they are prove .......
196: Re: Anyone heard the Pacific Valve modified Lite Audio DAC AH? (5.36)
Posted by freddyi on 2006-04-18, 10:23:04 (24.197.68.6)
make your own 1543 heat-sinks or is there something ready to buy? wish mine was socketed - can't see well nuff anymore to do change .......
197: Re: Got my Lite DAC AH yesterday (5.35)
Posted by navman on 2006-09-21, 08:01:56 (69.92.106.77)
and its a non modded base unit. Super sound. Will mod it later. This is way better than I expected. (Cant say the same about my Sonic Impact Amp...that didnt work on one channel and is really a cheap .......
198: Re: what is the current hi-end bargain - njoe tjoeb, esound, cayin or something else (5.35)
Posted by Todd Krieger on 2006-04-22, 15:26:46 (70.219.164.159)
CD player- Don Allen modified Philips 5-disc carousel. DAC- Lavry DA10, Lite Audio 38. USB DAC- Firestone Audio Fubar II w/ Supplier PS. .......
199: Re: Monarchy Audio Model 24 vs. Lite Audio 62 (5.35)
Posted by morricab on 2007-02-22, 09:01:44 (196.3.50.254)
No but the M24 is Fantastic. I don't use the preamp section but the DAC straight out is world class IMO. .......
200: Paging John Marks or Kal Rubinson (5.34)
Posted by ahendler on 2017-01-07, 08:05:03 (108.249.169.177)
Could you guys shed some lite on whether tidal actually decodes MQA files and therefor you don't need an MQA dac Thanks Alan .......
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