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Review | Audial S5 – Evolution of the King

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve talked about Audial and their D/A Converters. In fact, I’d say this review is long overdue. I had so quickly accepted the Audial S5 as my new reference that the notion of writing something about it quickly vanished as I turned my gaze elsewhere. As mentioned before, the …

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Review | MHDT Orchid – TDA1541 for Tube Rollers

It should be no mystery by now that I’m an avid fan of the TDA1541 monolithic D/A Converter. Despite its inability to keep up with the latest and greatest in absolute resolution, it still manages to impress due to (what people describe as) its innate musicality. The manufacturer, MHDT, makes a variety of DAC’s. There’s …

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Audial S4 D/A Converter – King of the TDA1541

The audio world is an interesting hobby to be in. In no other industry could subjective opinions weigh as much or more than objective. And yet, that’s where I often find myself. Sometimes, it’s almost infuriating. D/A Converters are one of those hotly contested topics within audio. As I’ve pointed out in previous posts, I’m …

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