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By DigitalDave
Item: PS Audio PerfectWave DAC (upgraded to MK II)
Location: Canberra region
Price: $2,100 ono (i'll include shipping Aust wide)
Item Condition: Excellent
Reason for selling: recently bought a new DAC, this is now surplus to requirements
Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal (buyer to pay fees), bank transfer
Extra Info: I've had this since new circa 2012 and upgraded to MK II shortly afterwards.
I recently had the pleasure to compare it with some current high end DAC's such as the Naim NDX 2, PS Audio Directstream, and Auralic Vega G2 on loan for home demo's. Whilst in the end I went for something new and different, it was in small degrees that the PWD II was bested as is the law of diminishing returns in this hobby of ours. At the end of the day the PWD is a really good DAC that is transparent, dynamic, musical and listening to music from it as the source is pretty bloody awesome.
Other than being a really good DAC in its own right, the cool thing is that down the track you can upgrade to Directstream DAC, and also upgrade the Bridge to the mk II if you have Roon.
Original double boxing and remote (mk II remote) included. I cant find OEM power cable so I'm including a 1.5m Grave Science power cable which is an upgrade in itself at no extra cost.
From the Darko review of the MK II some years ago;
https://darko.audio/2012/10/ps-audio-perfectwave-dac-mkii-review-part-2/
"Think of the MKI as a flat white or a cappuccino. Then picture a long black (Americano). That’s the MKII. It’s tastier and brings more zing. More kick too. Without the milk and froth, you’re closer to the bean, closer to the music. The MKI presentation is a shade more congealed that its successor. The NativeX-ing MKII is more proficient at clearing clean spaces between stage players without a thinning of acoustic mass.
The PerfectWave MKII isn’t the best DAC in the world either. To say so is dumb hyperbole. Running up a Tom Evans amplifier and Avant Garde Trio hill against a dCS Puccini + uClock saw the dCS ascend with more graceful ease – the PS Audio unit was contrasted as a meal with beautifully presented tonal flavours but tainted by too much pepper and spice. There’s nothing out of the ordinary there. At AU$29k, one would expect the dCS to best the considerably cheaper PS Audio box. That the latter got so close with listener satisfaction and detail trawl is commendable."
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By CMAN
Item: Rega DAC-R Digital Analogue Converter
Location: Sydney, NSW
Price: $700
Item Condition: Used, in excellent condition
Reason for selling: To upgrade
Payment Method: Pickup - Cash
Extra Info: Purchased brand new from Life Style Store in September 2015
Current RRP: $1299 on https://www.stereophonic.com.au/rega-dac-r-digital-to-analogue-converter/
As per official Rega website: http://www.rega.co.uk/dac-r-1.html
What Hi-Fi review: https://www.whathifi.com/rega/dac-r/review
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By Arv
Item: Primare DAC 30 in Black
Location: Sydney
Price: $750 Price Drop - $725
Item Condition: Used, Excellent Condition
Reason for selling: Upgrade/ NLR
Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal As Friend (or + %Fees), COD Only
Extra Info:
I am the 2nd owner of this DAC and had purchased this DAC from a fellow SNA member @chick3nrice start of this year to replace my previous DAC (Audiolab M-DAC). Refer to previous FS listing:
The DAC had performed well in my system and I felt it was a step-up in comparison to the M-DAC... especially in terms of better resolution and detail. Also see previous FS listing for chick3nrice's impressions of the DAC.
The DAC is in excellent used condition as can be seen in the pictures. Included is the remote, powercable, manual and have the original factory packaging and box. Able to ship interstate at buyers expense and risk; rest assured it will be well packed.
Few reviews online as well:
http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/primare-dac30-digital-to-analogue-converter/?page=3
http://www.the-ear.net/review-hardware/primare-dac-30-digital-analogue-converter
https://www.stereolifemagazine.com/reviews/item/964-primare-dac30
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By The One Demon
Does anyone have any recommendations fora pair of headphones and a headphone DAC and AMP (or combo DAC/AMP) for around $1,000? (Can be more or less) Bonus if that price includes a decent mic too. Thanks!
Usage is generally PC gaming/YouTube basically, with occasional music. Have a HTS in a different room with good equipment for movies and music etc, plus console gaming.
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By Signatune
Item: CHORD Hugo TT (DAC / Pre Amp/ Headphone Amp)
Location: Brisbane
Price: $2500 $2650
Item Condition: Excellent - 9/10 (2 tiny scratches on back corner that are hard to find, as pictured)
Reason for selling: No Longer Required
Payment Method: Pickup or ship - Cash, Paypal, COD , Bank Transfer.
Extra Info: reluctant sale, great sounding dac & preamp - Highly reviewed DAC / Pre amp which is in Excellent condition with no issues. I purchased this from another SNA member around 2 years ago & since then it has been driving various headphones & for a short time used as a DAC / Preamp with a Mcintosh Mc275 tube amp (which i must say, the combo sounded amazing with Monitor Audio GX300's)
comes with remote, charger and USB stick with drivers for windows
I have a shipping box that is the perfect size for it with foam inserts, it will travel safely
Specs and reviews;
Materials: Clamshell precision machined aluminium casing with steel ball bearing buttons, gloss black acrylic signal window, glass viewing portal, and dot matrix display. natural silver colour.
Battery: 4x Rechargeable custom Enix Energies 3.7v 9.6Wh Li-ion (lithium-ion (2600mAh) batteries*
Tap length filter: 26,368 – 4 element Pulse Array design
Super capacitor energy storage: 10,000,000μF
Play time: In excess of fourteen (14) hours
Charging: Nominal four (8) hours via included 9v 1a charger
Connectivity (input): USB Type-B (White): 44.1kHz – 384kHz – 16bit – 32bit
Coax (BNC) (Red): 44.1kHz – 384kHz – 16bit – 32bit
Optical (Green): 44.1kHz – 192kHz – 16bit – 24bit
Connectivity (input wireless): Bluetooth (Apt X) (Blue): 44.1kHz – 48kHz – 16bit
Connectivity (output): 2x ¼” jack headphone output
1x 3.5mm jack headphone output
1x stereo (L & R) unbalanced RCA output
1x stereo (L & R) unbalanced XLR output
PCM support: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 358.8kHz, and 384kHz.
DSD support: DSD transmitted via DoP. DSD64 (Single) to DSD256 (Quad-DSD)
Volume control: Digital, activated in 1dB increments.
Line-level mode: Activated via dual press of Input and Crossfeed upon startup
Driver support: Driverless with Mac OS X and Linux, driver required for Windows OS
https://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/hugo-tt/
https://www.whathifi.com/chord/hugo-tt/review
https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/chord-hugo-tt-ttoby
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/chord-hugo-tt.20578/
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/chord/1.html
feel free to ask any questions.
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