In Reply to: Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11 posted by dvb on July 22, 2012 at 23:09:53:
I recently purchased a TubeDAC-11 and so far I'm totally pleased with it's performance. As far as the power cord goes, I already had a very decent Audioquest NRG-3 on hand, so it was relegated to the TubeDAC. If I hadn't had the AQ, I would have seriously considered the Grant Fidelity power cord @ $125. Also had some decent 6DJ8's left over from my days with the Heart CDP and the TubeDAC only needs one. Currently using an Amperex. Another nice bonus with the TubeDAC is the volume pot. It does a MUCH better job of trimming volume levels than the pot on my CJ pre-amp which by comparison is a true PITA. In addition, the included digital cable sounds very good. I was told by Ian ( Grant Fidelity) that the included digital cable was decent and that seems to be true.....at least to my ear.
So in summary, yes, I'm happy with the TubeDAC. Will I sent it to Bolder? Maybe, but certainly not in the near future as it sounds very good in its present state. That said, it's always nice to know that an option like that exists.
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- RE: Grant Fidelity TubeDAC-11 - Mick Wolfe 19:37:25 07/29/12 (0)