Decent DAC

lightman1
lightman1 Posts: 10,788
edited April 2009 in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
..For under $200. Nothing fancy, just simple with good guts.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    Check out this Adcom

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlconv&1243690260&/Adcom-GDA-600
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited April 2009
    Noted. Thanks Danz. Any experience with said unit?
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Any experience with said unit?
    While I have no expierience with it I can tell you that it uses what was then considered the best DAC chip set,the Burr Brown PCM63's,aswell it has separate digital and analog power supplies,the opamps in the analog output stage are biased into Class A and the output is directly coupled(no capacitors in the signal path).All in all a nice piece for the money.
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited April 2009
    I have the GDA-700 and it sounds damn good. Sounds butter smooth and exceptionally neutral, especially for the price.
    SDA 1C, SDA 2A, SDA SRS 2, CMT-340SE, Swan M200MKII, Swan D1080MKII, Behringer MS40

    Outlaw Audio M2200 x2, GFA 555 II, BGW 750C

    GDA 700, Outlaw Audio Model 990, Sansa Fuze, X-Fi Platinum Fatality
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited April 2009
    Thanks GV. This one does look good for the $.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Noted. Thanks Danz. Any experience with said unit?

    I used to have the balanced GDA-700 years ago, It was a very nice
    sounding unit. The GDA-600 should sound very similiar.:)
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited April 2009
    Diggin' it.
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited April 2009
    Hey girly man, its the same DAC you heard the other day at my place. It's GV's fault I even have the thing. :p

    Great little piece for the price.


    Dave
    Once again we meet at last.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2009
    Poee7R wrote: »
    Hey girly man
    :eek:
    It's GV's fault I even have the thing. :p
    Sure Dave blame me why don't ya.:rolleyes::D
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited April 2009
    Girly man. Your yard is next.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,170
    edited April 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Thanks GV. This one does look good for the $.

    I have one and I have compared it to the 700 and I prefer the 600. A tad more analog sounding. I've tried the 600 up against many mid to higher end stand alone cdps.

    Rotel RCD-1072
    Cambridge 640 and a couple other's I can't remember

    and I prefer the 600 by a fairly wide margin. It's much less analytical but still has all the detail of the above players. The depth of the sound stage is freakin' amazing.

    It's a fantastic piece and the $$$ is right. Highly recommended.

    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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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited April 2009
    Thanks H9. I'm leaning on that 600. I've heard nothing but good reviews. I'll start looking for one.
    Lightman Russ
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