baMarek Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thanks Myrantz. My better half has been very relaxed about my audio toys so far and I do not want to test her patience Regarding dates, I am not available between 1st-10th May. Any other date is fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caminperth Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I'm happy to work in with any date except for the better half's bday weekend 9-10th May. I can bring along a Schitt Bifrost if it's of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobbyD Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Happy to fit as best I can, get a critical mass and go for it perhaps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baMarek Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I'm happy to work in with any date except for the better half's bday weekend 9-10th May. I can bring along a Schitt Bifrost if it's of interest? I guess it would be good to have something in this price category. Especially that it's a different chipset too. JD, what else do we need to bring? Do you have a decent source that does not take long to configure? What about some reference recordings? On my last GTG the host wanted to play only Acca Dacca which obviously even in remastered version sounded similar on all devices :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobbyD Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I guess it would be good to have something in this price category. Especially that it's a different chipset too. JD, what else do we need to bring? Do you have a decent source that does not take long to configure? What about some reference recordings? On my last GTG the host wanted to play only Acca Dacca which obviously even in remastered version sounded similar on all devices :-) As a good reference CD I can recommend this rare Burmester CD III Demo Disc. It covers many genres and really tests all aspects of any system. Track listing: 1. Melissa Walker: A Time for Love 4:47 2. Nicolo Paganini: Sonata Concertata 7:44 3. John Lee Hooker: Early one Morning 4:02 4. Bennie Wallace: It's the Talk of the Town 6:20 5. Gioacchino Rossini: Sonata I G-Dur 7:07 6. Hans Theessink: The Planet 4:50 7. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Allegro Molto 11:32 8. Hans Jürgen Schnoor: Orgelwerke von Bach 1:25 9. Hugh Masekela: Stimela 10:05 10. Yim Hok-Man: Poem of Chinese Drums 10:02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDWest Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I guess it would be good to have something in this price category. Especially that it's a different chipset too. JD, what else do we need to bring? Do you have a decent source that does not take long to configure? What about some reference recordings? On my last GTG the host wanted to play only Acca Dacca which obviously even in remastered version sounded similar on all devices :-) I think we can agree on something between AC/DC and opera I have an Auralic Aries streamer that we can use as the source. It is very versatile re input/output types. Mostly, I use a USB-attached SSD for the library. If bringing music files, ideally bring them on a USB3 device in a Mac-compatible format. We can copy to my SSD via my MacBookPro. DAC digital inputs: I have USB and AES cables covered. Please bring a decent digital coax cable if needed for your DAC. DAC analog outputs: I have XLRs covered. Please bring a pair of decent RCA analog cables if needed for your DAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDWest Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 As a good reference CD I can recommend this rare Burmester CD III Demo Disc. It covers many genres and really tests all aspects of any system. The Aries plays most formats but not physical disks . Can easily rip a CD to FLAC. I can do it here on my MBP if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I'm keen to make this GTG, although the 2nd of May isn't best for me, any other weekend is good. I can offer my old dac (circa 2004) a Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD player - only the dac section works as a comparision to the new dac's. It has been modified the same as this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxGRXt_T3sM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt200sr Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 If this goes ahead in can bring along the Audiocentric and depending on the timing my newley returned transport from master of all things TDA1541a - Zenelectro! I can also bring Kajak12 and promise to keep him in on a leash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myrantz Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 If this goes ahead in can bring along the Audiocentric and depending on the timing my newley returned transport from master of all things TDA1541a - Zenelectro! I can also bring Kajak12 and promise to keep him in on a leash. With I2S? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt200sr Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yes, i2s from Zen's hand built clock straight to the Audiucentric. Might not be the latest and greatest but I'm looking forward to all the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDWest Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 OK guys, sounds like we've got a lot of interest...great I suggest Saturday May 16, starting at 1pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betocool Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) I'd love to go to a GTG and meet some of the WA guys. Sadly, this time: - Don't have anything to offer other than food and/or drinks - Will be the weekend of the 16th in Germany. Still, be nice to see some pics when it happens! Alberto Edited April 16, 2015 by betocool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myrantz Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 - Will be the weekend of the 16th in Germany. If you're in Munich I would love pics from u.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baMarek Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 OK guys, sounds like we've got a lot of interest...great I suggest Saturday May 16, starting at 1pm. I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobbyD Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I'm in. Me 2........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Me 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myrantz Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Me 4 ... (but I don't have anything to bring to the table except nibbles).. If there's somebody else with a quality DAC to show I can give up my place for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betocool Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 If you're in Munich I would love pics from u.. I guess you mean Munich... I'm not that good looking (but thanks). I'll be in Monchengladbach, Jena, Berlin and Amsterdam. And no, I'll not bring any presents from Amsterdam. Alberto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myrantz Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I guess you mean Munich... I'm not that good looking (but thanks). I'll be in Monchengladbach, Jena, Berlin and Amsterdam. And no, I'll not bring any presents from Amsterdam. Alberto Why not go there? IIRC the Hifi show is held on that very weekend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once was an audiophile Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I am indeed. I hope it doesn't make my hearing better or worse Only if too much vodka is consumed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once was an audiophile Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 OK guys, sounds like we've got a lot of interest...great I suggest Saturday May 16, starting at 1pm. sounds good count me in............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.dent Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I'm locked in for the 16th. JD, if you need a hand with set up etc I am nearby. Just let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caminperth Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Great - lock me in if there's room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDWest Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hi guys, just confirming that the DAC shoot-out/GTG is still on...at my place (City Beach) on Sat 16th May, 1pm Guess I should start a new thread for it ...under the DAC section, I suppose. So far we have: baMarek SETSergio funky myrantz kajak12 a.dent caminperth Looking forward to it Glad to see the names of some people that missed out on the server GTG. Wondering about the guy that started this thread; realysm42, can you make it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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