ANATOMY OF A DAC - VOL #1 ROCKNA WAVEDREAM SIGNATURE BAL. 

Absolutely!

Exactly !

Thanks for sharing!

Thx !

Thanks Man !

I sold Lampi for a few years and used a modded out balanced Big 7 (was a GG except for copper cover.) and enjoyed my DAC while I had it . They can be lots of fun if you like to roll tubes. I think many long standing audiophiles get away from tubes eventually. They can be fun to play with, but the variable electrical performance of a tube can make them precarious. IMHO a Killer SS DAC is best. Lampis to me are like chopper motorcycles, fun for the younger cool guys but the seasoned riders go for BMW..(Generally speaking)

Thanks Shane !

Thanks Brother !

Glad it was helpful!

Its EVERYTHING together in my opinion. Power supply is VERY important as well.. But I agree..

You bet Mark !

Yes, absolutely Rockna Wavedream Sig KILLS Terminator..

@@OCDHIFiGuy thanks Mike

Why not drive a vintage car or wear vintage clothes ? Its not my thing. I like new technology. To each his own !!

Do it !!

Thanks Tex !

Atta Boy ! Thanks !

I do not prefer R2R and I do not like tubes in my DAC. Hope this helped ..? ;-)

Would be killer. Far to expensive currently however.

far as I know Theta is KILLER.

Rockna sounds a little sharp. Great for soft sounding rigs if you're into tuning like that.

Elevators are amazing technology to me .. TK Elevator just put in a building near me. I can help people put full systems together for $25K which I could help you find in all the stuff you've accumulated over the years ! ;-)

Glad you liked it!

Are you looking to buy one ? Call me for the straight dope..

@@OCDHIFiGuy I am considering it but I have a local dealer. I have read everything I can on it.

Then you are completely at the mercy of the signal integrity. This means clock is sent over a wire which I dont like. Clock should be on the board no more than an inch from the DAC. If you dont oversample you are getting artifacts galore. I dont like multi bit PCM conversion in any of its forms. Im a single bit conversion guy.

@@OCDHIFiGuy Thanks. Can you suggest a way to minimise these artifacts assuming one is already using this kind of spdif dac? can you add a DDC in between the server and the dac?

uhhh. OK... ;-)

Id depends on the gear and if its truly balanced circuitry or only has the inputs. If you are combining types, I prefer to use balanced every place I can. Though I like to maintain the integrity of the circuit. I would run balanced to your preamp then SE out. But try both to see if you prefer one or the other sonically.

MMM. DAC is black Art.. Just because it looks easy does not mean its easy. You can find kits however. But the magic is in the algorithm. The programming in other words, the math...

Video forthcoming .. ;-)

great videos btw I really enjoy the teaching sessions!

Right on !

My GF has a Reggae channel on Pandora..

@@OCDHIFiGuy ah ok, thanks

YES, I did . Dishonest business practice, nothing to do with sonic quality.

@@OCDHIFiGuy 👏 🙌

@@OCDHIFiGuyFor my knowledg, what does that mean? I thought in theory and execution it looked very well made, featured high end separate power supply, seperates DAC, and seperate Streamer. FPGA with updates like PS Audio does.

Same reason for Denafrips too. Hmmm…

Totally true, thats why I stick to ONE Brand that I feel does it right.. the only time I sway from that brand is to hit lower price levels.

Starboard channel ? lol

You mean a FULL Big Gulp ? lol

❌OCD HI-Fi Guy 👈😎 Nope empty , I bet they’d still Flip ✅

LOL, Ye olde Rectum Fryer

PERMISSION GRANTED !

Wow, I feel bad for you Marc. Earbuds drive me crazy with fatigue, they are dirty and unclean for the ear canal and my system is as easy to listen to as live music... Please visit me so you may understand better. I know the truth which is opposite of what you believe. What you believe is the "common man" idea of how music should sound. Unless someone teaches you the difference you will never know and thats sad... Please visit for a demo.

Nope . Sorry Mikey no one in the recording industry gives at rats ass about audiophiles and many just plain don't like us .So maybe in our delirium we think we have it right but the truth is no . Music is designed for ear buds .What equipment I listen to is irrelevant as it has nothing to do with the recordings .I'm sure my equipment has an equal value to yours . The only difference is I don't feel sorry for anyone who listens to music no matter how they are doing it .

Come here for a demo.. lol, you will change your mind ;-)

@@OCDHIFiGuy I was talking about the part where you say audio of a pure digital signal sounds like hissing, it actually sounds like a fax machine.

Good thing I dont design them and only sell !!! ROFL !!! I know how they sound and that's all that matters for a system builder. No need to be sorry for me , Im doing great... Hope you have a successful business as well my friend.