swt61 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Well OK this one may be tamed, but it is indeed beautiful to behold. Naaman's casework (and all around attention to detail) sets him apart, along with a handful of amazing builders we have in our group. But this one in particular really hit a chord with me. Simple but eye catching at the same time. I've had my sights set on this DAC for some time now, as it seemed a natural progression from the Epic Opus ( Opus DAC w/Zapfilter output stage) I had from the Twisted Pear line. And this DAC had a surprise for me. Naaman built in a Mini³ amp into the case, so that it could be used as a stand alone system if wanted. That would be nice for desktop use, meets and for me a reason to pick up those new Philips Fidelio L1s. Not much to say about the sound yet, as I've only just begun to listen, but first impressions do not disappoint. I really like my Adcom GDA-700, but this is a superior DAC from first initial listen. Detail and soundstage jump out as noticeable improvements immediately. I absolutely love the background Blue LED lighting, with the laser etched plexi. Nice touch Naaman! I also love the volumite handling volume control at chip level. This and the fact that all outputs can be used simultainiously (RCA, XLR and Headphone) make it easy to do a head to head β22 vs. PASS F5 shootout. More impressions to follow at some point, but now I'm going to immerse myself in the beautiful, beautiful music. Note that the blotches of the Blue in the 3rd pic is an anomaly of the camera. And it's hard to tell from the pics, but the faceplate is about 3/8" thick, with about 1/4" of faceplate depth around the cutouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Too cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpedo Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphsci Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augsburger Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Wow! That is real craftsmanship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_kai Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Wow that is fantastic casework! Nice touch including the mini3 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Very nice work Naaman, congrats Steve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymad Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livewire Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Well done! Would love to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappyjones123 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 thats real purrty. enjoy steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Naamanf gives Steve wood with metal? Edited February 8, 2012 by Grahame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudeWolf Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Now that's what I call source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Damn, that's nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beefy Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 That's awesome. Love the idea of building a Mini3 right in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvlgato Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Wow, that's really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimless1 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMoney Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 +1 on the build. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetoole Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Shirley that doesn't fit into the Tower of Power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Nice work, but where's the wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Shirley that doesn't fit into the Tower of Power! It's a little like the angel on top of the tree. And don't call me Shirley. Nice work, but where's the wood? This one really doesn't need any wood, but that said, were I to not be able to stop myself at some future point in time, Gabon Ebony side panels would not look like crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadhead Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Awesome stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonShine Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 I am sporting a tremendous woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinsettawong Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Wow! That's beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Wow, I'm seriously jealous. That's beautiful and functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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