renaudrenaud
Major Contributor
What a shame. R2R and tube in the title, I was.expecting something like 70dB SINAD, something like a joke. But here we have the all of time winner.
DAC was that bad? Ouch.I am not feeling well you all.... So please take it easy as far asking for other stuff for me to do....
I hear this DAC sounds much better if one layers numerous veils over the top of it... need to keep an eye on heat though.You will hear your music like never before!
Get off my lawn!
As a Frenchman, I have to defend our grit nashion honor (please forgive my accent): as for your penultimate point, we froggies write "Danger", not "Caution".I voted for great !
It's got EVERYTHING audiophools love.
- I/V Stage: Current Out Discrete Transistors I/V, No OPAMP, No feedback
- Output level: 3.0v (so higher than 2V for instant likability)
- 4 Inputs -- BNC/USB/RCA//TOSLINK otherwise they could not write BURT on the front.
- Weight: 2kg (yeah it must be heavy)
- Tube Buffer: single 5670/2C51 tube (just one? shocked.. why not 1 for each channel ?)
- sh#tloads of tube distortion
- No proper reconstruction filter
- Lowest SINAD possible so must sound auiophool
- dual PCM1704 ladder DAC
- audiophool capacitors
- special fuse (we all know that helps
- Toroid transformer (115V - 230V)
- discrete audiophool rectifiers
- NO SMPS !!
- see through front panel (we MUST see the tube glow for added joy)
- Made in the French 'CAUTION' factory which is better than the German 'WARNING' or 'DANGER' factory
- cheap for an audiophool product (should have cost > $ 4k
Reviews of it are great too:
It's honestly impossible to find anything to dislike about the Pagoda, or its sound. It's beautifully built, with a solid, expensive feel and appearance. Given the performance and build quality, the price is fair for what is the best DAC that I have heard to date. For those that like tweaking, the option is there to try swapping valves in the buffer stage, although to date, I have had no inclination to want to change anything about the Pagoda's sound. Over time, I fell in love with the Havana and Stockholm 2 DACs, and I have been using the Havana for years. With the Pagoda is has been more like 'love at first sight', and I can thoroughly recommend it. For me, it's put a bit of excitement back into my hi-fi life, and if you want a thrill too, the Pagoda won't disappoint.
Yeah this is great
I bet the majority won't hear the difference between this and a Topping in a controlled volume matched double blind test.C'mon man, you have got to listen to one of these train wrecks. It should be hilarious.
I enjoyed much music using a cassette deck when I was a teenager.This performs about the same as a 5$ cassette deck. Damn.