Nagra HD DAC

After the DAVE, the TotalDAC & the dCS Rossini, I tried today the ARIES CERAT KASSANDRA, a 60 Kg monster, hand made by a guy in Chypre. I tried it connected to my BHSE, with the DAVE also present. I found it a little more airy (open) and enjoyable than the DAVE, only by a slight margin, but .... NAGRA HD DAC remain still my prefered choice.
My last testing is Wednesday with the VITUS SCD-025 which is a DAC + CD Player in a single box. It is Supposed to be very good sound, and I will have with me again the DAVE to compare. If I like it a lot, this will simplify my set-up by using 1 box instead if 2 ( CD + DAC), if NOT, then I will have to find the... extra budget to buy the NAGRA ;-)




 
bmichels said:
After the DAVE, the TotalDAC & the dCS Rossini, I tried today the ARIES CERAT KASSANDRA, a 60 Kg monster, hand made by a guy in Chypre. I tried it connected to my BHSE, with the DAVE also present. I found it a little more airy (open) and enjoyable than the DAVE, only by a slight margin, but .... NAGRA HD DAC remain still my prefered choice.
My last testing is Wednesday with the VITUS SCD-025 which is a DAC + CD Player in a single box. It is Supposed to be very good sound, and I will have with me again the DAVE to compare. If I like it a lot, this will simplify my set-up by using 1 box instead if 2 ( CD + DAC), if NOT, then I will have to find the... extra budget to buy the NAGRA ;-)




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The one box digital hub makes so much sense. I think you'll love the liquid sounds of Vitus.


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Mike said:
The one box digital hub makes so much sense. I think you'll love the liquid sounds of Vitus.

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I liked it indeed, so much that... I bought it. it sit now besides my BHSE tube amp & ED445 tube amp. Perfect match (the dAVE was there for comparaison testing)


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Sorry but the Lampi killed the Nagra HD. Even the dealer was stunned.

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bmichels said:
A Lampi fan I believe ;)
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No, just a religious demoer who listens rather than speculate. There isn't much about being a fan here when even the dealer off another brand is stumped. Just wish people will listen to some classical live concerts and actually compare electronics
 
bmichels said:
A Lampi fan I believe ;)
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Apparently, so is the dealer now. LoL

I heard the Nagra more than a year ago and liked it a lot, but STILL preferred the B7 with the DHTs. The electronics then was Absolare and the speakers were the half a million dollar Stenheim Ref Statement towers.

Lampi is cheaper too.

The Lampi HeadDac got great feedback in Warsaw 2015 show....corroborating what ALRainbow says.
Lampi is more about sound and less about bling.
 
wisnon said:
Apparently, so is the dealer now. LoL

I heard the Nagra more than a year ago and liked it a lot, but STILL preferred the B7 with the DHTs. The electronics then was Absolver and the speakers were the half a million dollar Stenheim Ref Statement towers.

Lampi is cheaper too.

The Lampi HeadDac got great feedback in Warsaw 2015 show....corroborating what ALRainbow says.
Lampi is more about sound and less about bling.
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Agreed.


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wisnon said:
Dealer showroom he said.
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I have a question unrelated with Nagra HD DAc, prompted by the picture at the dealer showroom: How is the matching of the YGs Haileys with the Burmester amp? Any comments on the pairing are appreciated.
 
bonzo said:
Sorry but the Lampi killed the Nagra HD. Even the dealer was stunned.
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So, in your opinion, you and the dealer prefer the Lampizator DAC to the Nagra HD DAC. Others may or may not agree.

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Alpinist said:
So, in your opinion, you and the dealer prefer the Lampizator DAC to the Nagra HD DAC. Others may or may not agree.

Ken
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Have "others" compared? The difference is too large on all fronts to be a preference. I can understand a preference between Ortofon Anna, a95, and Koetsu. In this case, the Lampi is leagues ahead on all fronts. Fine to disagree, but after you compare. Anyone visiting London is welcome to borrow my Lampi for the comparison.In this case, opinion is backed by experience
 
4music said:
I have a question unrelated with Nagra HD DAc, prompted by the picture at the dealer showroom: How is the matching of the YGs Haileys with the Burmester amp? Any comments on the pairing are appreciated.
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http://zero-distortion.org/yg-hailey/ followed by the link I posted in the previous posts should summarize my experience with amps for YGs. I would strongly consider Vitus class A stereo though I have never heard it on the YGs.
 
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