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I see what you did there...I'm sure they would be grateful...
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R2R DACs are on a roll- New Fiio K13 R2R Balanced DAC
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JSmith
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Me too, at a club in Amsterdam many moons ago... whole place was like one massive Dutch oven, but I didn't inhale.
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so what chip did they put in k13 r2r: AK 4493 ak 4499 , ESS 9068 / 9039 ?
I have owned and still own various Delta-Sigma DACs, the latest an SMSL D400 Pro.
Well, out of curiosity I took the k13 r2r and I must admit that in my audio setup I prefer to listen with the k13 r2r to which I subsequently added a Linear power supply.
With all due respect to its less than perfect measurements I enjoy it
Besides, I have to satisfy my ears.
Well, out of curiosity I took the k13 r2r and I must admit that in my audio setup I prefer to listen with the k13 r2r to which I subsequently added a Linear power supply.
With all due respect to its less than perfect measurements I enjoy it
Besides, I have to satisfy my ears.
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A new contender has entered the ring!Hello everyone,
I'm curious about R2R DACs and their sonic differences. I was interested in the Fiio K11 R2R, but I passed on it because it doesn't have a balanced output.
My headphones system relies on a 3-in/3-out balanced switch. The Laiv Mini was the solution, but it's quite expensive.
My speaker amplifier is connected via the SE output of my current DAC, a Topping D30pro.
The K13 R2R has a balanced output, so this might be a good option. I have a question: is it possible to use both the balanced and SE outputs simultaneously?
Balanced output to my switch, SE output to my speaker amplifier.
Sorry for my bad english
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Tough choice !
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Seriously? What part of it being an R2R DAC did you not understand?
Ufasas
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ahh, did more research, all good now..
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this sold me, and bt 5.4, and musicality, (also maybe k13 is fitting better for my Sundara), pulled a trigger for USD 246, seller sending it today from China to me, my 3rd Fiio DAC in all my dacs collection history, the most ever from any company, k5 ess -> k7 -> k13, can't wait to test all headphones, i was already happy with k7, but got spare money for new toy
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Congratulations, How did you get that price? I thought I saw 310+ USD everywhere!this sold me, and bt 5.4, and musicality, (also maybe k13 is fitting better for my Sundara), pulled a trigger for USD 246, seller sending it today from China to me, my 3rd Fiio DAC in all my dacs collection history, the most ever from any company, k5 ess -> k7 -> k13, can't wait to test all headphones, i was already happy with k7, but got spare money for new toy
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alibaba gave -16.31 usd shipping fee discount for eligible items, and this was the one, seller instantly messaged me they have in stock
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Anyone used or heard of this brand? https://www.garlubidor.com/divinity-dac-details-page . Looks like it's owned by Denafrips.
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Only 1849$....Buy one and ship it to Amir. R2R and NOS: not much to expect from measurements, I guess.
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Garlubidor and Denafrips both sound like they should be the names of planets from a previously unpublished Kurt Vonnegut novel...
R2R-DAC with NOS is seen here as a potential amplifier/speaker abuser. But what if you happen to have HQPlayer at home? It can handle all the filtering, plus modulator and oversampling choises. Perhaps your R2R-DAC with NOS will then turn into a loving conductor?
what the point of this? what exactly are you expecting to be better over any oversampling d-s dac
If you accidentally use this software program and you're looking for a DAC, I think chip-based DACs aren't suitable. The signal processing is then handled first by HQPlayer, and then by the chip-based DAC or by a DAC whose processing can't be bypassed.
Of course, you can debate the usefulness of HQPlayer. Which one processes the signal best? But I think dismissing NOS as an unwholesome approach is too simplistic.
Never heard of this player but a quick look at the web site indicates it's trying to be the software equivalent of the M Scalar. If so then it's pointless.
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