domho8 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Hehe! unfortunately, in the world of DAC, it won't ever be the "last DAC you'll ever have". The tech moves so fast, it'll be obsolete in a few years and you'll be looking at a new one soon after. ;D ;D Bro u not correct but Kan correct. Yes tech move so kin your product obsolete within mths dah.... But impt enjoy the music....dah... Huat ah. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stvc Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 http://www.xtremeplace.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=250840.0 Who the hell is eng siang? Tell him eat it lah. ;D Eng siang = AVone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJQ Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Chey. Then buyer only buy 1 Dave. Why does he need to lose $$$$$ buying a 2nd set. Dun understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domho8 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Any bros here hv the Hugo2 or tried before. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etnt Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Any bros here hv the Hugo2 or tried before. ;D I think the retail units haven't reach our shores yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelt2359 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Dave owners who use it with an external amp- if you've ever used it with headphones from its hp out directly and set crossfeed, that crossfeed setting remains even after you unplug the headphone from the hp out. Rob Watts uses crossfeed 1 in this way with his external speaker amps, although I also know of people who accidentally set crossfeed in this way and were wondering why their speakers sounded strange. I personally now use crossfeed 3 with all my external headphone amps being fed by the Dave :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnocentBlood Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Dave owners who use it with an external amp- if you've ever used it with headphones from its hp out directly and set crossfeed, that crossfeed setting remains even after you unplug the headphone from the hp out. Rob Watts uses crossfeed 1 in this way with his external speaker amps, although I also know of people who accidentally set crossfeed in this way and were wondering why their speakers sounded strange. I personally now use crossfeed 3 with all my external headphone amps being fed by the Dave :) i use cross-feed 3 setting straight out of the headphone out of the DAVE too and it sounds pretty good to my ears :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelt2359 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 i use cross-feed 3 setting straight out of the headphone out of the DAVE too and it sounds pretty good to my ears :) Yes that was always an option- the new thing here is that I did not know that this setting remains even after you unplug the headphones. So now I've been trying it with all my external headamps too :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etnt Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 didn't like using crossfeed since hugo, and didn't use it in dave also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfnc Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 For those using the DAVE in a 2-channel system, do you run it direct into a power amp (by passing the pre amp)? If you run direct, have you tried with and without pre amps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AndrewC Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 ... Rob Watts uses crossfeed 1 in this way with his external speaker amps, although I also know of people who accidentally set crossfeed in this way and were wondering why their speakers sounded strange. ... I wonder why Rob would want to do that? To each his own, but… I can’t imagine why he'd want to further mix the channels with speakers in a room beyond how the artist(s) intended their music to be heard. :P For those using the DAVE in a 2-channel system, do you run it direct into a power amp (by passing the pre amp)? If you run direct, have you tried with and without pre amps? If you don't get any response, I'll let you know in a couple of weeks... (a buddy promised to bring his DAVE to my place for a shootout ;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Howser Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I used the DAVE direct to the BHK Stereo. As you'd expect there is more transparency and greater detail vs putting my Audio Research Ref 5SE in the chain - but I preferred using the DAVE thru the Ref5SE - because there was better sense of space in the soundstage - in terms of depth and width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelt2359 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 For those using the DAVE in a 2-channel system, do you run it direct into a power amp (by passing the pre amp)? If you run direct, have you tried with and without pre amps? Yes. Tested with a few different preamps, including one that goes for 15K$USD. The Chord Dave direct (using the inbuilt digital pre) was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelt2359 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 I wonder why Rob would want to do that? To each his own, but… I can’t imagine why he'd want to further mix the channels with speakers in a room beyond how the artist(s) intended their music to be heard. :P If you don't get any response, I'll let you know in a couple of weeks... (a buddy promised to bring his DAVE to my place for a shootout ;)) He says it gives him more depth. I imagine it's very dependent on the specific speakers and room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfnc Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 If you don't get any response, I'll let you know in a couple of weeks... (a buddy promised to bring his DAVE to my place for a shootout ;)) Look forward to the comments. I used the DAVE direct to the BHK Stereo. As you'd expect there is more transparency and greater detail vs putting my Audio Research Ref 5SE in the chain - but I preferred using the DAVE thru the Ref5SE - because there was better sense of space in the soundstage - in terms of depth and width. Thanks. Would you say that the dynamics, drive and body/warmth was better too? Yes. Tested with a few different preamps, including one that goes for 15K$USD. The Chord Dave direct (using the inbuilt digital pre) was better. Would you mind elaborating on the areas which were better when running the DAVE direct? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AndrewC Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Couple of excellent presentations from the Chord guys on Hugo2, Blu Mk.2, and Poly … (the Mandarin translator is pretty annoying though, but easy to fast forward ;D). The Blu Mk.2 M Scaler section is especially interesting. [embed=425,349] [/embed] [embed=425,349] [/embed] [embed=425,349] [/embed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnocentBlood Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 the Blu MkII is some kind of wonderful - especially when it is paired with the DAVE. i had a chance to demo this combo during the recent CanJam and I was struck by how vibrant, immediate and "in your face" my music was. this is stuff that I've been listening to since 1991 and it was quite a revelation to me. i can see myself getting the Blu MkII in the near future. to me, it's definitely much more than just a glorified CD player. it should be available for demo in our local shops soon so i'd urge those of you interested to simply give it a try. you may be pleasantly surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AndrewC Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 DAVE is in da’House! Buddy just dropped it by for a couple of weeks ;D… Will post a review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJQ Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 $13k sitting there. enjoy. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfnc Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 $13k sitting there. enjoy. ;D Is that the street price? AV1's pricing is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karhoul Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I guess every resellers have their own walk-in promo mechanics ;D Hugo2 casework in production. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domho8 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 DAVE is in daHouse! Buddy just dropped it by for a couple of weeks ;D Will post a review. This one chin swee ah :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InnocentBlood Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Is that the street price? AV1's pricing is... on the secondary market, the cheapest I've seen is SGD11,500 - i think there's one for sale on Carousell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJQ Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 on the secondary market, the cheapest I've seen is SGD11,500 - i think there's one for sale on Carousell. sold by the same person related to the one sold here. :-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AndrewC Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 This one chin swee ah :) No denying that, it's a real cutie! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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