In Reply to: proposed system: dragonfly red, z-amp, mini phils & 10" dayton sub posted by thump on December 4, 2017 at 15:24:41:
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in doing my homework reading an audiocircle thread about the sabaj DA3 nas recommended here in a thread i created about the dragonfly red, i was impressed that at least two members thought it clearly sounded better than both the dragonfly, with more apparent detail... the very direction i'd like to go, as well as sounding better than the iDAC.
i'm not a fan of the headphone specific DA3 for a home system though as i really have issues with cables out of a component's front or sides, and stumbled on the D3 (no A) trying to find reviews at headfi. i like that unit more, even if it's slightly inferior sounding as it's built like a component with dedicated RCA outs, all of the connections in back, and an actual volume knob on the front panel. it would match a black class D like the 50wpc dayton that'll be my first upgrade or a black parasound.
that they only cost $100 is a nice little bonus too. thanks again for everyone's input, even when i disagree with it, LOL, trying to help me build a better cheapskate system.
i can't wait to hear those phils. with those tweeters and REAL cabinets, they should blow everything i've ever owned away and sound better, to me, than even more expensive B&Ws and paradigms etc. with their tighter resonance free bass.
i'll just never understand why acoustic suspension is an extreme minority when it offers superior fidelity. i REALLY wish someone would do a plugged vs unplugged waterfall plot to prove once and for all to all the sealed haters that their preferred style of bass is a distortion artifact visually because no amount of science or comments from driver manufacturers like kicker about the pros and cons of sealed vs ported registers with fact haters. then again... if you like your bass to lie...
heh heh heh heh
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- update: i'm liking the Sabaj D3 DAC/pre-amp - thump 12/9/1713:30:58 12/9/17 (0)