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PopPopPop
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May 2, 2018
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This is a good dac/amp but I paid $250 for the ud-301 and this is better but not $500 Better.
Massdrop is smoking crack to imagine that this will sell at this price.
JamesCanada
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May 2, 2018
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PopPopPopI understand your statement, but it does sell for 999$ everywhere... and people must buy it.
So for someone looking to buy this specific unit, it is a decent price.
That being said, I believe there are a ton of better headphones amp/dac's out there at this price range.
JamesCanada
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May 2, 2018
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FrogmeatSchiit Lyr3 (made in usa)
Schiit Jot with multibit (made in usa)
Audio gd nfb 11
Audeze Deckard
chord mojo
To name a few.
To name a few.
BlueSkies
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May 2, 2018
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PopPopPopThe UD-501 (discontinued) is the unit to have if you like TEAC gear. It's not a jack-of-all-trades, just tries to be a great DAC, which it is. It's a better DAC than this one, the 301, or the stuff from Schiit, and you can get a 501 for $400. Easy choice really.
BlueSkies
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May 3, 2018
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XannenLooking at the design, construction, and internal components, the way I see it the 501 was designed from the ground-up to be a top-tier DAC that can be used with headphones.. but only if you have to. If one wants a headphone amp, that's a different job and they make the HA-501 for that purpose. When these 2 pieces are assembled together, you have a stellar "component-based" system of matching pieces.
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