Grant Fidelity Tubedac-11

marvda1
marvda1 Posts: 4,901
edited January 2013 in Electronics
my review of the grant fidelity tubedac-11 is now up on stereomojo.
http://stereomojo.com/Grant%20Audio%20Tube%20DAC11.htm/GrantAudioTubeDAC11.htm
Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
Puritan PSM156
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited March 2012
    Nice write up Marvin, thank you.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,808
    edited March 2012
    Out of academic curiosity, did you post a link to your review over at their forum on AK?
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited March 2012
    i thought about it but they were sent an email from stereomojo letting them know the review was up and thought it was best to let them post it. the reason i posted it here was due to the fact we have members comparing dacs. by the way i bought the review sample to use as a dac and backup preamp. over on audiocircle wayne at boulder has a $250 mod for the tubedac-11.
    i'll see if i can find the link.

    http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=103703.0
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,808
    edited March 2012
    ahhh, excellent. Makes sense; thanks.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited March 2012
    Thanks for posting.From your impressions it appears to be another good budget contender.
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    edited March 2012
    now i would like to hear the boulder mod.
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • pietro944
    pietro944 Posts: 720
    edited March 2012
    marvda1 wrote: »
    my review of the grant fidelity tubedac-11 is now up on stereomojo.
    http://stereomojo.com/Grant%20Audio%20Tube%20DAC11.htm/GrantAudioTubeDAC11.htm

    I have something that is very similar:Xiang Sheng Dac-02A......I paid $245 w/free shipping from HK.....came in 10 days.......i changed the tube to the Sylvania 5670.......well-built,works flawlessly,very impressive.I'm using it with the Yaqin CD-3 Tube Buffer with upgraded Jan Phillips 6922 Green Labels......Total for both was $410.

    Really happy with this combo for $450 with the upgraded tubes.....it was a nice score....peter
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