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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2015, 02:54:22 PM »
Wow, didn't catch this the first time -

"DAVE which joins Hugo and stands for Digital to Analogue Veritas in Extremis."

Breaking out the latin now, how sophisticated. Please tell me that it's conjugated incorrectly, that would make my day.
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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2015, 05:04:50 PM »
No idea. All I have to say is. "Hi, Dave!"

And to think that I once stood outside a hifi shop slobbering over just the looks of a Chord power amp  :-[ :-[ :-[
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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2015, 11:54:51 PM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on May 15, 2015, 02:49:26 PM
I'll reserve judgment until I hear it, but I suspect value proposition is low.

And bend over and take it proposition is high! Just a hypothesis of course.
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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2015, 02:10:11 AM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on May 15, 2015, 02:49:26 PM
In the world of Yggdrasil, $10k+ DACs can no longer be "just good" but have to really excel.

Given the camp I fall into, I'm not a fan of any of these 'audiophile' DACs, but at least the guys at Schiit actually design some interesting circuits.

Also, if you went to Chord's website without knowing better, you might think they were actually selling vintage props from 50's sci-fi movies or something.
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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2015, 03:01:23 AM »
Quote from: maverickronin on May 16, 2015, 02:10:11 AM
Given the camp I fall into, I'm not a fan of any of these 'audiophile' DACs, but at least the guys at Schiit actually design some interesting circuits.

Also, if you went to Chord's website without knowing better, you might think they were actually selling vintage props from 50's sci-fi movies or something.

To be fair, their gear looks okay if it's all in an all-Chord setup. A little weird in isolation.
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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2015, 03:25:38 AM »
Quote from: x838nwy on May 16, 2015, 03:01:23 AM
To be fair, their gear looks okay if it's all in an all-Chord setup. A little weird in isolation.

Make sure to get a matching case for your PC as well.

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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2015, 04:38:10 AM »
Quote from: maverickronin on May 16, 2015, 03:25:38 AM
Make sure to get a matching case for your PC as well.

hello,

i think that is one f*ckin' ugly case.
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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2015, 08:56:35 AM »
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i think that is one f*ckin' ugly case.

And it doesn't have gimbals. From here-on-in, nothing should get the audiophile label unless it is mounted on gimbals

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To be fair, their gear looks okay if it's all in an all-Chord setup.


and a person wanted that look in the first place. The sort of thing specified by futuristic architects and interior designers. Looks great in the glossy mags, but not so great in real life.

(I do believe that looks are a valid part of the user experience, but, Looks maketh not the audio.  Or whatever Shakespeare said. Chord seem to believe otherwise.)
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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #18 on: July 22, 2015, 04:24:07 AM »
that fucking DAC made me burst out laughing

I seriously cant believe these guys are serious with that fucking aesthetic
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Re: meet Dave...
« Reply #19 on: July 22, 2015, 04:37:36 PM »
For that money you can take this...



Have it modified or do it yourself and be done.
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