Cinnamon Galle DAC

[Martin]

Anyone have one of these they’d like to send Amir to test? if I had an extra $13,000 sitting around I certainly would.

On a related note, I seem to have found the audiophile side of instagram. This DAC, and other obscure / expensive audiophilia, seems to have found their way into my feed.

I find it fascinating that companies like Cinnamon exist. I do not understand where the money comes from and how they can afford to remain in business.

Martin

 

[Jimbob54]

Very fancy and expensive kitchen scale surely?

 

[Ken Tajalli]

View attachment 390201Anyone have one of these they’d like to send Amir to test? if I had an extra $13,000 sitting around I certainly would.

On a related note, I seem to have found the audiophile side of instagram. This DAC, and other obscure / expensive audiophilia, seems to have found their way into my feed.

I find it fascinating that companies like Cinnamon exist. I do not understand where the money comes from and how they can afford to remain in business.

Martin

Send?
22kg. And he needs to haul it upstairs.
Don't care about sound quality, it doesn't have to look so bad.

 

[VintageFlanker]

Damned, this looks absolutely terrible.

 

[Purité Audio]

Audacious volume knobbing.
Keith

 

[MAB]

The case finish looks like my first attempt at smooth-trowel plaster.
I understand they are going for a Stonehenge aesthetic...

But the poorly fitted gap in the case does show off the left-over sawdust and manufacturing debris inside the unit nicely.

The marketing blather focusses on the manufacture of the case to the exclusion of all other aspects.

It's a real artisan operation. But I think Lodge makes better finished cast iron for $30. If they really wanted to go after some BS ethos, why not upcycle vintage cast iron pans and pair it with a tube?

 

[Curupira]

It's my dream to build a DAC like this and put a cheap CSR4131 dongle inside, selling for this high price and claiming it was "high end". Imagine the splash it would make.

 

[JSmith]

Weird... looks like this doorbell;

JSmith

 

[Curupira]

Weird... looks like this doorbell;

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JSmith

Or a Klipsch woofer. I guess that's what they were going for.

 

[Martin]

It looks very amateurish:

"Our quest led us to develop a proprietary, state-of-the-art quasi non-oversampling scheme, leveraging cutting-edge signal processing methods. This unique approach utilizes a dual-mono, 27-bit differential resistor ladder, featuring over 430 precision resistors with a remarkable 0.01% tolerance."

Hopefully the circuitry and soldering on all those resistors is better than the case work.

Martin

 

[Timmy]

Well – we’re the Measurements First Camp, fortunately ...

 

[Martin]

Audacious volume knobbing.
Keith

I don't think it has a volume knob (or any method of volume control):
"The massive bronze top is a damped inverted pendulum. It sits gently suspended by a viscoelastic polymer adhesive, providing exceptional vibration damping throughout the chassis. Complementing this, the bronze base ensures a robust connection to any surface while facilitating seamless stacking of Galle units. Every surface is hand waxed with a polycrystalline compound, safeguarding against staining and corrosion."

Martin

 

[JayGilb]

It's a R2R dac that is an "always on" device and uses input auto detection to change sources. They warn the user that using spdif inputs may require the user to plug/unplug cables to get the detection circuitry to work correctly. No volume control that I could find.

Not an electrical spec to be found on their website which is not surprising.

 

[antcollinet]

Amazing - it even manages to look horrible. At least most so-expensive-they-are-basically-snake-oil dacs manage to get this aspect right.

 

[Ken Tajalli]

The marketing blather focusses on the manufacture of the case to the exclusion of all other aspects.

Because there is a $10 dongle inside.

 

[Soria Moria]

View attachment 390201Anyone have one of these they’d like to send Amir to test? if I had an extra $13,000 sitting around I certainly would.

On a related note, I seem to have found the audiophile side of instagram. This DAC, and other obscure / expensive audiophilia, seems to have found their way into my feed.

I find it fascinating that companies like Cinnamon exist. I do not understand where the money comes from and how they can afford to remain in business.

Martin

Ugly and rough looking.

 

[Blumlein 88]

There is a metal pouring demo done that I've been too. They also have blacksmiths doing work using methods from the 19th century. The work they do can look cleaner than this enclosure. One could do their own sand casting nicer than this at home. Or a CNC'd enclosure would be nicer.

 

[Kremmen]

The product seen in the photos looks like a prototype made by high school student with reasonable practical skills but nothing more. I'm staggered the company are happy to be represented by the poor appearance of this product.

On their website they state the following: "Cinnamon approaches crafting things differently." They certainly do!

 

[Jimbob54]

Because there is a $10 dongle inside.

That would measure better.

 

[Ken Tajalli]

That would measure better.

Come on now, let's not jump the gun.
First we send one to Amir, measure his backache first, and then ....
Hope he doesn't drop it on his toes!