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Teac UD501 DAC Review and Measurements

13th January 20222nd December 2021 by Golden One

The Teac UD501 is an interesting product for several reasons, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a great option to purchase.

Categories Measurements, Reviews Tags balanced, dac, measurements, review, teac, ud-501, ud501, vintage 2 Comments

Schiit Yggdrasil ‘OG’ Measurements (One month warmup test)

29th November 202129th November 2021 by Golden One

Measurements of the Schiit Yggdrasil A2 DAC and testing if there are any differences with the infamous warmup of this DAC.

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, dac, measurements, r2r, schiit, yggdrasil 6 Comments

Bel Canto DAC EX1 Mini-Review and Measurements

21st October 2021 by Golden One

The Bel-Canto E1X is perhaps the most comprehensive ‘all in one’ product I’ve seen. And has everything you need for your setup

Categories Measurements, Reviews Tags balanced, bel canto, bel-canto, dac, E1X, flagship, measurements 1 Comment

dCS Bartok (with headphone amp) Measurements

12th October 2021 by Golden One

The dCS Bartok is a ‘summit fi’ level DAC with a hefty pricetag of £12,500. But whilst the performance is great in many areas, others leave some questions unanswered.

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, bartok, dac, dcs, flagship, measurements 15 Comments

Denafrips Terminator Plus (With Gaia) Measurements

7th October 2021 by Golden One

The Terminator plus is a high performing R2R dac and the flagship dac in Denafrips’ product range. Now that I have a unit in-house I wanted to get a full set of measurements completed.

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, dac, DDC, denafrips, flagship, measurements, plus, r2r, terminator 6 Comments

Schiit Yggdrasil ‘More is Less’ Measurements

22nd September 202121st September 2021 by Golden One

The Schiit Yggdrasil ‘More is Less’ is a new DAC from Schiit, which at first look, seems to offer quite incredible performance for an R2R DAC, but on closer inspection, seems to have some quirks which might interfere with reproduction of music.

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, dac, measurements, r2r, schiit, yggdrasil 9 Comments

Luxury and Precision W2 Review

9th September 20218th September 2021 by Golden One

The L&P W2 is a high performance portable DAC and headphone amplifier with plenty of customization features.

Categories Reviews Tags balanced, dac, dongle, l&P, luxury and precision, measurements, portable, W2 2 Comments

Luxury and Precision W2 Measurements

9th September 20218th September 2021 by Golden One

Full measurements of the Luxury and Precision W2 Portable DAC and Headphone amplifier

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, dac, dongle, l&P, luxury and precision, measurements, portable, W2 5 Comments

Rockna Wavedream Signature Balanced Measurements

30th August 202130th August 2021 by Golden One

Technical measurements of the Rockna Wavedream Signature Balanced discrete R2R DAC. A top of the line dac with a lot to offer.

Categories Measurements Tags balanced, dac, measurements, r2r, rockna, signature, wavedream 4 Comments

Prozor DAC Measurements – Worst DAC in the world?

3rd August 2021 by Golden One

The prozor dac is the worst dac I have come across, and despite how terrible it is, amazon is still heavily recommending it!

Categories Measurements Tags amazon, bad, cirrus, dac, measurements, prozor, terrible 7 Comments
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