Archimago wrote: > FiiO Do3K? > > Sorry... Not only is it too cheap, but it's not heavy enough (too much > enclosure resonance!), is powered off a little switching USB AC adaptor > (too noisy!), internal wiring clearly not of silver and nowhere near > Cardas quality (too much signal loss without nautilus shell/golden ratio > designs!), the internal clock is not "femto" (too jittery!), the DAC > chip is by Cirrus (everyone knows we need an ESS Sabre these days or at > the very least Burr-Browns!), it's not Streamlength asynchronous USB > (definitely too jittery!), opamps suck (common knowledge!), there are no > Ted Denney Synergistic "technology" incorporated into the design like > his quantum fuses (yeah, Ted's a genius!), Ayre didn't tweak the impulse > response (that awful pre-ringing hurts my ears!), it can't handle DSD > (too 'digital' sounding!). I might have missed something... > > Oh yeah... The front fascia is clearly not milled aeronautical aluminum. > Ergo, the sound *sucks*. > > :rolleyes:
Archimago, My attorney will be in touch with you shortly to discuss possible charges for satire infringement. ;) Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102270 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
