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In Reply to: Audio Note Kits - DAC4.1x posted by Rocket_Powered on January 5, 2022 at 06:55:49:
Most of my experience is with AN UK not the kits side of things but I do remember my dealer bringing in and building some kits - the 300B Kit one trounced a 300B Cary - and everything else in the store other than AN UK and Wyatech Labs.I am a bit puzzled by some of the strange myths I see on audio boards.
The Kits were designed by Audio Note's Andy Grove and use the famed AD 1865 chip that many of the elite brands used. They have stockpiled buckets of them. AN bought most of the world stock of them and the best remaining CD transport mechanisms. They bought so many of them it forced the likes of Bryston and Sim Audio among others to cease CD player production because AN bought all the Philips L1210 (and most to the Philips Pro2LF) mechanisms. They forced the others to buy cheaper and lesser alternatives.
One of the best preamps I have auditioned for anywhere close to the money is the Audio Note M1 Phono - the line stage uses one ECC82. Fortunately, AN engineers don't suffer from blind dogma and they actually try them.
Peter Qovrtrup and Audio Note own ALL the best tubes ever produced and they stockpile over a MILLION tubes - that includes all the rare ones no one on any of these forums has ever heard of let alone actually auditioned. So if AN uses an ECC82 over a 6SL7 it's because it sounds better in that particular circuit because they also use 6SL7s in other products. The most expensive tube isn't necessarily the best tube in a given circuit. AN is also making their own tubes now.
It's very difficult for people to actually speak to your question because you get many replies from people who have never heard it or any of the other DACs or they heard one in a system at a show.
I would advise you to post the question on the Steve Hoffman forum. It's a big thread (link below).
Steve Hoffman owns an AN DAC 4.1x but folks there may be able to point out the sonic differences or parts differences. Steve is a big-name mastering engineer (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Pink Floyd, The Eagles etc recording and mastering engineer working for many of the big audiophile recording labels like analog productions - has done many many SACDs so it was cool to see that he likes the Non-Oversampling DAC.
The Kits may not be quite as good but a production AN 4.1x DAC is likely to have a 1 in front of the 3 in terms of price. Hell, that 3 will probably change to an 8 or 9 as well. So ...
The walkthrough of all the tubes and gear I quite liked and the process to get the things built these days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsQbLymTnfA&t=5s
The kit looks excellent for the money. Especially these days with prices skyrocketing.
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