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Author Topic: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.  (Read 55399 times)

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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #430 on: September 24, 2015, 06:57:20 PM »
Is the Odac on the chart the original or revb? If it's the original than where would the revb be placed on the chart. If anyone has heard the revb, how does it compare to the geekout V2?
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #431 on: September 24, 2015, 07:15:54 PM »
Both. Both units were mine and one replaced the other. They sounded the same from what I recall (difference being better usb compatibility) and both got crushed by the GO v.1. Better resolution, better imaging, better air, more refined tone and smoother treble.

v.2 is even less comparable with most of those things improving further still. I have impressions comparing the two around somewhere...
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #432 on: September 24, 2015, 07:30:34 PM »
Damn...well I guess the V2 will be the next dac I buy later on down the road. I see that the V2 doesn't have rca output. How would I go about connecting it to my amp? Thank you for the quick reply Anaxilus.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #433 on: September 24, 2015, 07:36:42 PM »
3.5mm TRS to dual RCA Y-cable.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #434 on: September 24, 2015, 07:41:41 PM »
Thank you.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #435 on: September 24, 2015, 09:09:29 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 24, 2015, 07:15:54 PM
Both. Both units were mine and one replaced the other. They sounded the same from what I recall (difference being better usb compatibility) and both got crushed by the GO v.1. Better resolution, better imaging, better air, more refined tone and smoother treble.

v.2 is even less comparable with most of those things improving further still. I have impressions comparing the two around somewhere...

Thanks for this!  I was curious how/to what extent the change from sabre to PCM5102A would impact the odac's signature.   
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #436 on: September 25, 2015, 01:17:33 AM »
Quote from: DubiousMike on September 24, 2015, 09:09:29 PM
/to what extent the change from sabre to PCM5102A would impact the odac's signature

I don't think that the DAC IC changed.  It's still a sabre.  I believe it is the USB interface chip that changed.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #437 on: September 25, 2015, 04:27:58 AM »
Uhh.....has anyone ever compared the sansa clip+ to the odac? Considering the odac was designed to sound/measure (can't remember which word was used exactly in his blog) the same as the clip+ I would have thought they would sound identical......but they don't.

Just did a REALLY quick test to see which one had better bass on two songs i'm extremely familiar with and the result was definitely noticeable. The clip+ had more weight and impact in the bass and was warmer compared to the odac. The odac sounded a little leaner but it was enough to be noticeable and would definitely be less enjoyable to listen to compared to the clip+. Man, this is disappointing. I just bought this dac a week ago and it's already getting out shined by my portable player that i've had for YEARS.

If anyone is curious My odac is connected to a Gustard H10 and i'm using Meelectronic A151 1st gens. Songs used were As the world turns over and The box by The last ten seconds of life.

Is the geekout V2 warmer and does it have better bass than the odac?

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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #438 on: September 25, 2015, 04:35:52 AM »
I don't think the ODAC was designed to sound and measure the same as the Clip+.

The Clip+ should measure considerably worse than the ODAC.

That said, I like my Clip+ quite a bit.

Note as well that there are two revisions of the ODAC.
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Re: Purrin's DAC Chart of Awesomeness.
« Reply #439 on: September 25, 2015, 04:53:29 AM »
Yeah I have the new revb odac. Anaxilus posted earlier that both versions sound the same, even if the clip+ does measure worse I think I like it's sound more than my odac. Definitely more musical with stronger bass but with a smaller soundstage, I forgot to mention that in my last post, which was also quite noticeable. The odac was definitely wider.
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