Audio Note Dac Zero

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Audio Note Dac Zero

Posted by mike1127 (A) on August 25, 2010 at 14:23:27

I got an Audio Note Dac Zero from Audiogon for not a lot of money. It's not supposed to be my ultimate digital solution, so I am not expecting a whole lot. But on first listening to it, (after about a 15 minute warm-up), I am not satisfied at all---the sound is extremely lean. For example, piano notes below middle C have very little impact. The deep bass is actually there. It's the upper bass/lower mids that are weak.

I am comparing it to my Naim CD5x. Maybe the Naim is just a particularly warm player and I am used to it---but I don't think that's the issue, because the Dac Zero really has little impact on midbass notes.

I wonder if the tube in the Dac Zero is old. It uses a single 6111 WA sub-miniature tube that is soldered. Perhaps it has never been changed over the nine-year life of this unit. I wonder if that could upset the tonal balance.

Any ideas?

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Topic - Audio Note Dac Zero - mike1127 14:23:27 08/25/10 (18)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - theaudiohobby 11:23:45 08/27/10 (6)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - mike1127 12:11:04 08/27/10 (5)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - Crazy Dave 15:28:51 08/27/10 (4)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - Todd Krieger 02:30:44 08/29/10 (1)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - Crazy Dave 13:18:16 08/31/10 (0)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - mike1127 15:41:16 08/27/10 (1)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - Crazy Dave 13:20:04 08/31/10 (0)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - mike1127 23:32:05 08/25/10 (3)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - muralman1 21:18:24 09/21/10 (0)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - Audio Pharaoh 09:57:43 08/26/10 (1)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - mike1127 11:00:48 08/26/10 (0)

If it's any help.. - Audio Pharaoh 21:15:31 08/25/10 (1)

RE: If it's any help.. - mike1127 21:33:07 08/25/10 (0)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - mls-stl 18:56:32 08/25/10 (2)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - mike1127 19:08:56 08/25/10 (1)

RE: Audio Note Dac Zero - mls-stl 19:20:36 08/25/10 (0)

You've raised a very good question - Frihed89 17:16:49 08/25/10 (1)

Your post and reply on the AN-swers is instructive - Frihed89 02:17:40 08/31/10 (0)

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