MattyW Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 Well, my Abbas is on the classifieds if anyone wants it. Trying to go tube free. 1
Artnet Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 4 hours ago, MattyW said: Trying to go tube free. There is no unjust symbol to use here Matty 2
Niktech Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 13 hours ago, MattyW said: Well, my Abbas is on the classifieds if anyone wants it. Trying to go tube free. Eh! What now? That’s a surprise
MattyW Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Niktech said: Eh! What now? That’s a surprise Yeah, sadly it’s getting used more for kids shoes than music. A waste of tube life so moving it on in favour of a solid state design which I’m hoping is not too much of a step backwards.
Niktech Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, MattyW said: Yeah, sadly it’s getting used more for kids shoes than music. A waste of tube life so moving it on in favour of a solid state design which I’m hoping is not too much of a step backwards. That is a shame, but I agree a bit of waste on the Wiggles. I bet that “Big Red Car” song though has never sounded so good . Cant you move the DAC to a secondary system or HeadFi as it’s quite compact? Yes, I saw in a post elsewhere you’d purchased a DAC from Musician. I’m keen to hear your listening impressions after burn-in. 1
MattyW Posted December 2, 2021 Posted December 2, 2021 Well, anyone looking for a already modded Mutec will have the opportunity to look at mine over here once it's approved:
Niktech Posted December 2, 2021 Posted December 2, 2021 Does the mutec have an I2S output? Just wondering if it’s not worth you hanging on to as I2S input on the Musician -if it’s anything like Denafrips - will be it’s best input, followed by USB, Coax etc. Or did you end up purchasing a Denafrips Gaia?
MattyW Posted December 2, 2021 Posted December 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Niktech said: Does the mutec have an I2S output? Just wondering if it’s not worth you hanging on to as I2S input on the Musician -if it’s anything like Denafrips - will be it’s best input, followed by USB, Coax etc. Or did you end up purchasing a Denafrips Gaia? No I2S output no. It has AES/EBU..... Mmmmm, maybe I'll cancel my listing and try that with the clock first. Could be intersting 1
DrMikeOz Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 gidday fellow Abbasians, As you may know i have a DAC U SE and a DAC 2.3 SE. I've decided to downsize to just one as i'm just not using both. I'm thinking to hang on to the 2.3SE and sell the DAC U but i can't find the description any more on eBay and i can't get back to my original listing as its not archived - does anyone have a copy they might have saved ?
muon* Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, DrMikeOz said: gidday fellow Abbasians, As you may know i have a DAC U SE and a DAC 2.3 SE. I've decided to downsize to just one as i'm just not using both. I'm thinking to hang on to the 2.3SE and sell the DAC U but i can't find the description any more on eBay and i can't get back to my original listing as its not archived - does anyone have a copy they might have saved ? Definitely U and not Z? I can't find anything for the U even on the Abbas forum.
DrMikeOz Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 Yup. It’s listed here: https://www.abbasaudio.com/productlist-dacs/ it’s a dual BB 63-k chip but otherwise similar to the 2.2SE 1
DrMikeOz Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 1 minute ago, muon* said: Maybe contact Abbas for description? I think that’s probably gonna be the safest way to get the accurate details 1
MattyW Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 The U from memory has dual switchable SPDIF inputs..... I remember looking at it when it was listed
DrMikeOz Posted December 7, 2021 Posted December 7, 2021 1 minute ago, MattyW said: The U from memory has dual switchable SPDIF inputs..... I remember looking at it when it was listed sure does! 1 1
MattyW Posted December 9, 2021 Posted December 9, 2021 Well, about halfway through the burn in of my new Musician Aquarius R2R DAC and I think I can safely say that despite it being ahead in a number of areas (top to bottom detail, dynamics, transients/speed and bass depth and impact) it will never quite match the realism and richness of tonality that my previous Abbas DAC 2.2SE did so I guess it is probably a sideways step after all. That said it does sound pretty incredible. Just missing the Abbas magic. Such is life.
DrMikeOz Posted December 9, 2021 Posted December 9, 2021 15 minutes ago, MattyW said: Well, about halfway through the burn in of my new Musician Aquarius R2R DAC and I think I can safely say that despite it being ahead in a number of areas (top to bottom detail, dynamics, transients/speed and bass depth and impact) it will never quite match the realism and richness of tonality that my previous Abbas DAC 2.2SE did so I guess it is probably a sideways step after all. That said it does sound pretty incredible. Just missing the Abbas magic. Such is life. Interesting. I looked at the musician about 18 months ago - seems like it’s ended up being a really good buy for the price.
MattyW Posted December 9, 2021 Posted December 9, 2021 19 minutes ago, DrMikeOz said: Interesting. I looked at the musician about 18 months ago - seems like it’s ended up being a really good buy for the price. Yes, it's a very nice unit..... For those seeking the incredible detail of sigma delta units though with the massive sense of scale, solidity and musicality of an R2R unit it is the way to go..... Those seeking the ultimate sense of being there at the performance though..... Just can't beat the Abbas DAC 2.2SE. It's be nice to have it all though I suspect at my price point close enough will just have to be good enough
gemini07 Posted December 9, 2021 Posted December 9, 2021 So knowing what you do now, if you had the two dacs in front of you and you had to choose one, which would it be? Also, just to make it more interesting, would you change anything else to either optimise the sound you want, or to change the sound completely (eg different speakers)?
MattyW Posted December 9, 2021 Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, gemini07 said: So knowing what you do now, if you had the two dacs in front of you and you had to choose one, which would it be? Also, just to make it more interesting, would you change anything else to either optimise the sound you want, or to change the sound completely (eg different speakers)? Given that my system get's used 50-60% of the times for childrens TV..... The Musician Aquarious. No need to worry about tube life. It better suits my current requirements. If only for music then he Abbas. I'd not change anything else in my system no as it sounds like whatever the source outputs..... Then again..... I might be tempted by a Linea Magnetic 300B SET amp one of these days. That would possibly net me the realism without too much loss of detail. The added heat in the room would suck though so it's unlikely to happen. Edited December 9, 2021 by MattyW
MattyW Posted December 9, 2021 Posted December 9, 2021 (edited) Holy c4@p! My Synergistic Research Purple fuse arrived and I installed it..... The missing realism rushed in immediately even without burn in...... I may have to give it a bit more time and reasses! Anyway, I better stop posting here as it's no longer about an Abbas unit. Edited December 9, 2021 by MattyW
DrMikeOz Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 Well Abbas got back to me with the original listing so my DAC U SE is up for grabs now 2
MattyW Posted December 10, 2021 Posted December 10, 2021 I hope this goes to a loving new owner soon. Very nice unit. My new DAC still hasn't reached the coherency of my previous Abbas though will hopefully get there 1
Gav Posted December 14, 2021 Posted December 14, 2021 Not sure if I should start a new post or just add to this post? but here we go Looking at Abbas DAC but which one is best for me with what upgrades ? ( with tda1541)( possibly also with xlr inputs) It has been quite a while since I have upgraded anything on my system. So I am thinking that a DAC may be the best thing to do first. Thoughts on that please ? I am using an XLR interconnect from CD too my Passive Pre dose this mean I need a DAC that has XLR inputs , also is having a Passive Pre an issue ? My current system Consonance Droplet 5.0 ( using on board DAC ) dose have digital output Yter XLR interconnect to Music First Passive Pre Amp Yter Rca interconnect to Melody M88Q monoblocks Power boards are ones I got from Consonance some time ago so nothing special.
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