The only hum I have encountered has always been tube related so far in my WA22. Dead silent with good tubes. The Chord Dave pairs very well with it too. I am very tempted to get a Mjolnir 3 just as an additional flavor for my system but every time I plug in the Woo I think it doesn’t get...

Yggdrasil is so good……………..took 5x the price to better it….. Mjolnir on order!………

Just installed a Psvane 5U4G Vacuum Tube and it sounds better than the Sophia Mesh …………I’m really enjoying my newly acquired WA22 with the Focal Stellia.

I use balanced cause my balanced cables are better than my SE cables and actually sound better. My Iggy i left on all the time but since I got the Dave I turn off my whole system because I can and want to lol

I prefer silver all the way! Matches my Pass Labs Int-60 amp and LUMIN U-1 streamer. Sounds superb thru my Magico S1MK2 speakers. Larry

I had both the Dave and Yggy side by side. The Dave had a much better 3D like separation of vocals and instruments. Is it worth it? Only your pocketbook can decide. The yggy is a champ lasting 4 years in my system........put it up against Lampis, Ayres and PS audio pwd2 and it bested all of...

I had the Yggdrasil and the Chord Dave both in my system for more than a week. After extensive A/B in my speaker system the Dave won out. There was better staging with a more 3D feeling about it. I ended up selling the Yggy and bought a Dave. Yep it's a little better.....I don't think it's more...

Put me in the untrustworthy category, and throw in my dealer. We both have not heard any Dac with volume control built in sound better without a Preamp in between at least with speaker systems. Larry

My listening room/office is sort of sound isolated small 11x14. My speakers are set up in nearfied fashion 3ft from side walls 5ft apart and 5ft from back wall with slight adjustments to these numbers as I dialed in the sound with movement of speakers and listening chair.. I probably have $30K...

I don't wanna get flamed but you haven't heard what Dave can do until you listen to it on a high quality speaker system. There, i said it.

Thanks....something else I misread! Lol.

By standby do you mean on mode 4 when the display turns off? Is the whole unit on standby or is it just the display?

Oops! I quoted Chord Dave's instructions wrong. Pie in the face for me. My sincere apologies to all and specially to Relic. :grimacing:

I gave advice? When? Bless your heart.

I was about to post my impressions on my new Dave. My previous Dac was a Schitt Yggdrasil which kept me happy for the last 2 or 3 years having replaced my Ps Audio PWD2. I was having the upgrade itch and really didn't know what to expect in my testing as I had been satisfied with my Yggdrasil...

This is why I don't post much in this forum. I can't even ask a simple question without some obnoxious old relic insulting you. I upgraded from the Yggdrasil which I left on for 2 years without regards to the order of turning on or off the amp/preamp therefore the question. Odd that all other...

Thanks for the reply I wanted. Larry

Dear lord read my post before being offensive. I said what the manual said... But I wanted opinions of folks who didn't follow the manual recommendations.

I just got my Dave! The manual says to turn on amp/preamp first. I would like to leave Dave on all the time and turn off amp/preamp when I'm not listening. Anyone have problems happen? I did search and could not find an answer.

Well........my Dave is arriving next week ...in Silver as my amp and streamer are in silver. USA folks can get a brand new one now for about the same price as a used one because of manufacturer Price decrease and exchange rate. Pm me if you want specifics. Fully stoked......but right now missing...

Hook up this Tekton 1812 speaker to your Dave H 71" x W 23" x D 26" 300lbs Sensitivity 104dB 1W @ 1m 140dB maximum output each 4 Ohm Impedance Frequency response 20Hz - 30kHz Power handling - 2500 Watts

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I use a Lumin U-1 as my streamer via aes/ebu thru my Yggdrasil. It was a big improvement over my MacBook Pro Larry

Yep speakers make headphone stuff look like kiddie toys, I'm looking at entry level Siltech speaker cables for $1800.

How did the Stax hp help prevent you cranking them up to harmful levels? Are they not as loud or as bassy?