Interesting DAC with a pretty good price for a reason!
Some maybe uncomfortable with the fair amount of usage of SMDs.. I have mixed feelings about it but heck, if it sounds good, why not!

May be next year (January?) we'll do a tt session specifically for DACs.. we have sufficient numbers here...

Keep us posted.

Click on the link in the first post. You'll know!

I remembered what some of us did on the TA-2024 module. We replaced those SMT components with HQ components and the sound did really improved..
Those SMT parts may have been improved quality wise, looks like we have to review it, won't we..?

This post has been edited by jazzy939: Dec 6 2010, 09:51 PM

Certainly it was! It paid off anyway!

Thats what they said about semiconductors.. transistors that are far superior and supposedly to replace them tubes... we know what's happening now.. we're back to tubes! well some of us anyway..

One user review, poisonous!:

"Sound so far (after 30 minutes of listening) has two main characteristics - much better defined bass and very very high precision (imaging and sound stage are awesome)."

Well you know me... but bass isn't everything lah.. the whole aspects of music are equally important.. PRaT to me is important!

gabanyayaya,
I thought you have found a carpenter for your woodworking needs?