Let me just first say is that I have no vested interest in what I am going to say. I just wanted to share some thoughts with you, if I may!I have been a believer in the NOS DACs out there. I even modded the Lite DAC AH bypassing the stock output stage and going from the DAC chip right to the output RCA's with 2.0 coupling caps of choice. I further advanced on the sound by making it battery powered with a sealed lead acid battery.
I then went to the Zhaolu DAC with the upgraded DAC chip and opamps. That sounded great as well.
I then used an Altmann DAC and an Audio Note 4.1X.
All I can say is get theis other version of a Zhaolu DAC with a mod from Oritek Audio. It is by far the best sounding DAC in its price league and then some. Immediately right out of the box is sounded unbelieveable but after using it for a few hours it got even better. I can't wait until it is totally broken in.
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Topic - Zhaolu DAC - xaudiomanx 20:45:38 12/16/06 (17)
- Re: Zhaolu DAC - playntheblues 06:08:08 12/29/06 (0)
- Just got my Zhaolu 2.5 - I'm converted. - bartc 18:31:52 12/25/06 (0)
- I assume you have the "MkII" Oritek Zhaolu? - Jon L 00:25:52 12/17/06 (14)
- Re: I assume you have the "MkII" Oritek Zhaolu? - xaudiomanx 04:43:14 12/17/06 (13)
- Re: I assume you have the "MkII" Oritek Zhaolu? - jk@jkgolfphoto.com 04:22:52 01/21/07 (0)
- Altmann Dac - JB 03:50:23 12/19/06 (3)
- Whether he thinks it sounds better or not, it's still crazy overpriced. - orpheus 23:14:41 12/22/06 (2)
- An economict would say - Frihed89 04:09:24 12/23/06 (1)
- Re: An economict would say...HUH?... - Djhymn 22:57:05 12/23/06 (0)
- Re: I assume you have the "MkII" Oritek Zhaolu? - JimBop 07:25:37 12/17/06 (1)
- Re: I assume you have the "MkII" Oritek Zhaolu? - xaudiomanx 09:32:47 12/17/06 (0)
- I'm glad you posted this - bartc 07:13:14 12/17/06 (5)
- Re: I'm glad you posted this - xaudiomanx 09:35:46 12/17/06 (3)
- modder - bartc 13:08:42 12/17/06 (2)
- Re: modder - clio09 06:43:51 12/18/06 (0)
- Re: modder - xaudiomanx 16:41:12 12/17/06 (0)
- Here you go...(NT) - clio09 08:25:56 12/17/06 (0)