Lite Audio Dac 60
heiney9
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A friend just bought (2) of these one from Pacific Valve with their mods and one off E-bay which he modded himself. New caps (Hovland), input/output wiring, and cardas connectors. Tesla tubes at about $50 a piece.
Last night he loaned me the one he modded and I have to say while I only have an hour or so listening time this Chinese made unit sounds pretty good so far. I will have it for the next couple of weeks and will be comparing it to my SS Adcom.
Those that know of these or own one please chime in with your thoughts, especially if you've done some comparisons.
I might be able to buy one of the two from him, maybe. Even new they are only around $470-550 depedning on if you want their mods or not. I had my eye on a Monarchy but these are about 1/2 the cost.
Next up I'll be borrowing the other Lite 60 modded by Pacific Valve and comparing the 2 to each other.
Plus more comments to come once I have more time to sit and listen.
H9
Last night he loaned me the one he modded and I have to say while I only have an hour or so listening time this Chinese made unit sounds pretty good so far. I will have it for the next couple of weeks and will be comparing it to my SS Adcom.
Those that know of these or own one please chime in with your thoughts, especially if you've done some comparisons.
I might be able to buy one of the two from him, maybe. Even new they are only around $470-550 depedning on if you want their mods or not. I had my eye on a Monarchy but these are about 1/2 the cost.
Next up I'll be borrowing the other Lite 60 modded by Pacific Valve and comparing the 2 to each other.
Plus more comments to come once I have more time to sit and listen.
H9
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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It's about time you got something with tubes in it over there
Look forward to your thoughts once you've had time to do the comparison.DKG999
HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED
Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC -
I've heard the unmooded DAC 60's, and I think they would benefit greatly from being modded. Your friend's modded 60 should smoke the Pacific Valve modded version.HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50 LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub
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i have the dac 68...anything i can help you with
ps. i am a noob so probably cant help you with anything..but i am still here... -
what do you keep your volume setting on when connected to your preamp
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****Update****
Have had a **** of a sinus infection since Thursday and the rig sounds like crap. Hopefully by this weekend when the meds are done (Amoxicillin) I'll be able to comment furthur. Been outta commission for a few days.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
