July 28, 200917 yr comment_260245 Spring Air > > Englisch > DA-Converters > Parasound DAC-1600 HD I tried contacted them (no response) and they have no options for the United States when registering. Good luck. Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260278 If my memory is ok they are fine (inside EU). But this is over $650 with shipping... must be not so hard to find a 1600 inside US lower than that. Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260288 No there are plenty fo people who've paid that for 1600s. It's really pretty rare I think you only see ~3 on sale a year Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260296 If my memory is ok they are fine (inside EU). But this is over $650 with shipping... must be not so hard to find a 1600 inside US lower than that. It's getting hard to find ANY Parasound DACs inside the U.S. because all these silly DACaddicts are snapping them up. Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260312 Oh, you just need patience. Reversing myself a bit a few posts up (and few months back), a couple weeks ago I took a weekend to really listen to the HD800 and decided to test the DACs I had in the house at the same time. The Extreme Platinum was used a few tube combinations, 16-bit music and MacBook fed. Tops were the Lavry DA10 and Parasound 1100 HD, with the Lavry winning with slightly fuller body and vertical staging (and more air when going Wide PLL). The Parasound really wasn't far behind though. Apogee Duet fell to third being a bit too aggressive for this setup with some music and narrowing in the staging. CIAudio VDA1/VAC1 fell a distant fourth and Audio-gd Compass further behind that both lacking the clarity of the others. Overall further confirming the 1100 HD price-performance ratio. Since then I've picked up a 1600 HD and modded 1500, but with work and family visiting haven't yet A/Bed against the 1100 HD. Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260314 It's getting hard to find ANY Parasound DACs inside the U.S. because all these silly DACaddicts are snapping them up. Shit, it's easy. Just go by Ric's and there are 4 of them in that one spot! Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260321 Good point Al. I will be dispatching my team of DACninjas to the West Coast asap. Actually, NinjaDAC would be a pretty cool name for a DAC... Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260322 I suggest hiring the guy who broke in my car this weekend. Local, very quick and experienced in handling audio equipment. Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260329 silly DACaddicts are snapping them up. But I only have 4 DACs...that is hardly enough to justify calling folks like me an addict yeah? Report
July 28, 200917 yr comment_260416 I suggest hiring the guy who broke in my car this weekend. Local, very quick and experienced in handling audio equipment. Did you check to see if Wadragon/LobsterKing was selling your equipment somwhere? Report
July 30, 200917 yr comment_260881 It's getting hard to find ANY Parasound DACs inside the U.S. because all these silly DACaddicts are snapping them up. So you suggest to take it? Mmmm... This one is a bit hard for me to justify as I already have a Pass D1 unit (so my diet of PCM63's and balanced is complete)... Time for therapy maybe Report
August 31, 200916 yr comment_271941 [url=http://cgi.ebay.at/Parasound-DAC-1100-DAC-1600-Digital-Upgrade-Level-1_W0QQitemZ370243339191QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAudio_Zubeh%C3%B6r?hash=item56343903b7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14]eBay Report
August 31, 200916 yr comment_271945 As far as I can tell, its like paying for a downgrade :S Why would I want a DF1704 for a PMD100? Its not like the PCM63P takes 24/96 anyway. The CS8414 for CS8412 swap is at best a sidestep, too. Report
August 31, 200916 yr comment_271946 As far as I can tell, its like paying for a downgrade :S Why would I want a DF1704 for a PMD100? Its not like the PCM63P takes 24/96 anyway. The CS8414 for CS8412 swap is at best a sidestep, too. My thoughts exactly Report
August 31, 200916 yr comment_272041 I think Icarium actually gave the DF1704 a try, with predictable results. Report
August 31, 200916 yr comment_272043 Well I didn't hate it but nor did I leave it in for more than an hr before swapping in the PMD100 since I was planning on doing that no matter what. I don't know that it can be referred to as a " Report
August 31, 200916 yr comment_272092 Well if it replacing the CS8412..then I would suggest looking into the DIR9001 to CS8412 converter board. Report
November 30, 200916 yr comment_301030 Having heard both now, I prefer the 1100 to the 1000. I think the 1100 is a pretty good DAC. Report
November 30, 200916 yr comment_301244 ^ Good to hear that from the DacMaster. Makes the shipping fees from USPS easier to swallow. Report
January 7, 201016 yr comment_312838 After further listening, I am now pretty sure that I will sell the Dodson and keep the 1100. I think the Dodson is just slightly better overall, but it is not necessarily $1k better (which is roughly the spread on the used market), especially considering what may be possible with modz. I love the Dodson, but I think my DAC strategy now is to have my one bang-for-the-buck 90s DAC, and see how things progress this year now that it appears the DAC is back on the audio industry's map. I'm still tempted by the PS Audio PWD. Report
January 7, 201016 yr comment_312848 Yeah I feel ya. The 1100 is a really good DAC. I'm tempted by the Assemblage 3.1 & D2D or if I had even more cash the Emm Labs dcc2se Report
November 28, 201015 yr comment_406516 I'm thinking in buying the 1100 but I'm not entirely sure since I have a northstar. Having it for a few months now I'm starting to think its a bit to dry. Those who listened to both Northstar and the 1100 can tell if its worth the differences ? Report
November 28, 201015 yr comment_406520 Wasn't there someone here who sold his/her Northstar for 1100? EDIT - Found it. http://www.head-case.org/forums/home-source-components/6176-getting-parasound-d-ac-1100-a.html#post228764 Report
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