Just read about this DAC on wizard's blog: http://cybwiz.blogspot.be/2013/03/trinity-dac.html
A very promising review:
http://www.trinity-ed.de/typo/index.php?id=12&L=1
Does anyone have any first hand experience with this dac?
A very promising review:
Review by Jeff
I have them side by side in my mansion (dCS borrowed from a friend of Gordon). I am in a position to give you frank opinion. dCS is great, no doubt about it. But Trinity is simply another class of its own. I can tell you the characteristics of the two:
1. dCS is about mid-range warmth. The old Scalatti was too warm and too slow. The Vivaldi system improves but it is still on the warm side of the tonal spectrum. Yet it is not about tonal coloration. Anyway, Brits know the tricks and hence it sells in Asia.
2. But what dCS lacks clearly is "perspectives" of musical note. The structure of the soundstage is not as continuous as Trinity because the resolution of dCS is two notched down below. The Trinity is able to distinguish different type of harmonic structure of different type of instrument (string, brass, and wood) simultaneously in a truly palpable many. The superimposition of harmonic stemming from winds onto harmonics decay of the strings is so clearly delineated to form a real perspective into the musical venue of the recording with real communications between the musicans. There are simply so much more perspectives (depending on your mind target to focus on which attribute) into the recording. This completely KO the dCS, 9 out of 10 super audiophiles in my Taipei mansion unilaterally agrees. The 10 was hesitated for a while and reached the same conclusion after 10 minutes. The dCS sounds basically flat after experiencing the Trinity.
3. Transient resolution also blows up the dCS away. An easy example, the dCS may have 10 steps of dynamic contrast from the smallest note of piano to the loudest note in 5 seconds. The trinity probably has 30 steps within the same 5 seconds. This assume your system has the resolution to reveal these contrasts.
4. For true high resolution file via the USB port, we can forget everything else because the LIANOTEC of Trinity dac allows BIT PERFECT conversion without any digital filter. This is a proprietary design of the Trinity dac.
This is the real end game in modern DAC. All other dacs are the same after you experienced the Trinity. David Chesky in New York would agree, I am sure, To tell you my experience, all 16/44 CD decoded by Trinity sounds much better than the same recording in DSD play thru the TAD 600 reference. You should focus on the quality of recording rather than recording format.
I want to let you know that I sold the 4 box dCS Vivaldi system to get Trinity with pride. It saves me tremendous cost on cables and it clearly to my ears that it is simply another level. My friend who bought my dCS system did not understand why I went for a single chassis. In the last two evenings, consecutive listening of Trinity DAC in my mansion probably changed his mind.
http://www.trinity-ed.de/typo/index.php?id=12&L=1
Does anyone have any first hand experience with this dac?