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In Reply to: RE: why do you want to know? posted by PhilJ on January 03, 2008 at 04:32:44
He is looking at one of the comonents now. The DAC kit not the speakers.
Bill"Build your system for yourself not the critics"
The top DAC 2.1 kit is something like $2k less than the one reviewed in enjoythemusic.com. Assuming it's pretty much the same thing then that's a lot of money - I could pay for a course in electronics and soldering and still be way ahead.
Isn't that the big question? And what does your brain say that these differences might be worth to you.
Greetings from the sunny Brønshøj riveria on the banks of the lovely Utterslev Mose
Hi RGA,
Happy new year!
I have some comments not directly addressed to you but in general to those for whom kit building might look somewhat scary/expensive/daunting adventure.
I dont think you need to have any background in electronics (other than maybe the Ohm's law :-)
To acquire the soldering skills you may do some very inexpensive small Velleman kits (Google "Velleman kits").
I did the Kit1 after several Velleman kits, and went on to do the DAC2.1 and MM phono stage. I consider the Kit1 build process as the best adventure I have ever gone through. Just make sure you read the manuals. The people from the AN Kits forum and Brian do wonders when you need help. Ironically, the Velleman kits are more difficult as they are tiny.
The only danger is kit building is very highly addictive.
Regards, Zuheyr
I was actually thinking of doing the Dac Kit 1 because it is not too expensive and it would be a first kit. I am in need of a source upgrade. I have been working backwards from speaker AN J/Spe, to OTO and now the Kit. I don't want a one box player and the Finished versions are out of my range.
But the Dac 2.1 is not a whole lot more than the Dac 1 so... I'm coming back t Canada in April and I may be in the Ottawa area on Vacation to visit friends - I'd really like to hear the difference before I decide which one to get.
I want to go to Toronto to see a few baseball games as well. Pretty sure AN Kits is in this province someplace.
Soldering irons I used way back in high school. I like the idea of making it myself and learning something in the process.
I could buy the Dac 1 and then down the road anti-up for a higher end AN Dac and use the Dac 1 in a second system - and if I like building it the second system might have a few more kits.
Hmmm...talking myself into it. Hahaha.
This is very good indeed. One can start with the simpler to build unit and then upgrade. I was wondering why there was a bigger case option.
More convincing myself.
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