Yes,Ultra Cheap ,Ultra Neutral(R2r ladder) and powered 5 independent ultracapacitor stages.
LoL.
Make sure you audition them side by side and not get swayed by 6 moons poetry. I have a GG too and its miles ahead of the Pavane r most any other Dac I have heard, including the DAVE which I like.
6moons has no appreciation for quality DSD and that alone makes me dismiss them. I adore quality dSD and PC also, BTW. I dont like the YGGY from my time listening to it.
Well, I don't have the R2R with my GG. I'm not sure if it makes a difference in their architecture since they basically told me it was a toss-up. Hmmmm...
At any rate, I guess I'm like 6moons in that my appreciation for DSD is only as good as the DSD master, inasmuch as I've heard crap ass DSD masters and good ones, too. If the master was done in PCM, first, as it's often the case, and then upsampled to DSD, I'm going to go for the PCM every time.
I have to admit, though, that the 100D tubes that came with the GG are some pretty fast tubes.
Well, I don't have the R2R with my GG. I'm not sure if it makes a difference in their architecture since they basically told me it was a toss-up. Hmmmm...
At any rate, I guess I'm like 6moons in that my appreciation for DSD is only as good as the DSD master, inasmuch as I've heard crap ass DSD masters and good ones, too. If the master was done in PCM, first, as it's often the case, and then upsampled to DSD, I'm going to go for the PCM every time.
I have to admit, though, that the 100D tubes that came with the GG are some pretty fast tubes.
Feel free to change, just do a proper side by side compare before instead of going by reviews...
Admittedly I'm going by 2 years of memory here with the Pavane Level 1. I'm just thinking what a musical instrument it was.
I don't know, I'm still digging on the Lampi, but I was addressing the original question here about R2R "implosion." I have little doubt that for under 10 Gs a quality R2R DAC can be achieved. Of course we know that there are different levels of heaven. Heh. Jacob's ladder goes both ways, in this case.
P. S. - As a professional writer, myself, I generally loathe 6moon's reviews. All of that too-clever rhetoric takes away from what they're actually trying to communicate.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Metrum Pavane or Adagio DACs, which are sub-$10,000 and are full 24-bit resolution - not just in theory (not that you could hear the dynamic range inherent in 24 bits).
It's interesting to note that the Adagio is said to be equal or beat the Aqua Formula, and I wouldn't doubt it. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/metrum3/1.html
I heard the original Metrum Pavane about 2 years ago and it beat the Yggy soundly, only being edged out by the Chord DAVE. However, now the Pavane is Level 3, and one can be had new for only $5629 + shipping. The Adagio, with built in preamp is $6259 plus shipping.
I have a Lampizator Golden Gate that I'm getting rid of for rat cheap, to either get the Pavane or the Adagio. In other words, being better than the one I heard 2 years ago...? Okay, I'm in. That's what I would call an "implosion."
I hope you are not a dealer? Have you some pics of your system?
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Metrum Pavane or Adagio DACs, which are sub-$10,000 and are full 24-bit resolution - not just in theory (not that you could hear the dynamic range inherent in 24 bits).
It's interesting to note that the Adagio is said to be equal or beat the Aqua Formula, and I wouldn't doubt it. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/metrum3/1.html
I heard the original Metrum Pavane about 2 years ago and it beat the Yggy soundly, only being edged out by the Chord DAVE. However, now the Pavane is Level 3, and one can be had new for only $5629 + shipping. The Adagio, with built in preamp is $6259 plus shipping.
I have a Lampizator Golden Gate that I'm getting rid of for rat cheap, to either get the Pavane or the Adagio. In other words, being better than the one I heard 2 years ago...? Okay, I'm in. That's what I would call an "implosion."
You need to get fuggly speakers to pay her back. LoLUmmmm...no? Not even close? You want a pic of my Lampi sitting on the floor where I've been swapping out amps and cables? I can show you my Eggleston Andra IIs, as well, on both of sides of a god awful hutch that my wife refuses to sell or even paint. Or, how about a pic of my Lampi holding a sign that reads, "Will work for no dealer?"
You need to get fuggly speakers to pay her back. LoL
Hehehehehehe.
I gotta look em up. See if they beat the Heil Kithara's I want. LoL
http://www.precide.ch/pheil/Kithara/i_Kithara_m_boden250dpi.jpg
Just found em, nah, I beat you. LoL
My current URFOs are these:
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Ummmm...no? Not even close? You want a pic of my Lampi sitting on the floor where I've been swapping out amps and cables? I can show you my Eggleston Andra IIs, as well, on both of sides of a god awful hutch that my wife refuses to sell or even paint. Or, how about a pic of my Lampi holding a sign that reads, "Will work for no dealer?"
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