Looks really ugly to me
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New Berkeley Audio Reference DAC
New Berkeley Audio Reference DAC
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Ugly it is indeed, but then I have never seen a good design by an american company.
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Ah thats a bit harsh Aleg!
I quite like the look of it - clean uncomplicated looking layout. However 14k!!! Really!!
I quite like the look of it - clean uncomplicated looking layout. However 14k!!! Really!!
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Sorry about being harsh, but I don't like those american designs AT ALL.Fran wrote:Ah thats a bit harsh Aleg!
I quite like the look of it - clean uncomplicated looking layout. However 14k!!! Really!!
I find them coarse and lacking refinement.
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I dunno - I find them "technical" looking, but that does kind of appeal to me. The designs I don't like as much are the chrome and brass things you sometimes see on valve amps. Funny enough, I think Jadis does that and it looks good, but others just go OTT.
Its hard to know until you actualy get close to it too - all there seems to be are 2 pics on the whole of the web!!
I just find it hard to justify the price....
Its hard to know until you actualy get close to it too - all there seems to be are 2 pics on the whole of the web!!
I just find it hard to justify the price....
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Fran wrote:I dunno - I find them "technical" looking, but that does kind of appeal to me. The designs I don't like as much are the chrome and brass things you sometimes see on valve amps. Funny enough, I think Jadis does that and it looks good, but others just go OTT.
Its hard to know until you actualy get close to it too - all there seems to be are 2 pics on the whole of the web!!
I just find it hard to justify the price....
Your just covering your ass there!
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OK, the bad list:
My good list:
Now I'm no one to talk!!! Once its half respectable and can't electrocute someone I'm happy enough!!
Fran
My good list:
Now I'm no one to talk!!! Once its half respectable and can't electrocute someone I'm happy enough!!
Fran
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Fran
The Lamm look quite OK, but I am prejudiced toward Black Boxes, LOL.
See my signature for the clou to that remark.
Cheers
Aleg
The Lamm look quite OK, but I am prejudiced toward Black Boxes, LOL.
See my signature for the clou to that remark.
Cheers
Aleg
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Jadis looks a bit understated well some of them anyway compared to the 'bad' ones above.
Art audio cases look great as well. But in general the valve amps really are just 3 boxes on top of a rectangular box with a group of tubes in front and a few knobs. Pathos or UR seem to go in for wooden bits and mad space age looks. I don't get it
Art audio cases look great as well. But in general the valve amps really are just 3 boxes on top of a rectangular box with a group of tubes in front and a few knobs. Pathos or UR seem to go in for wooden bits and mad space age looks. I don't get it
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must be this fine work of artAleg wrote:Fran
The Lamm look quite OK, but I am prejudiced toward Black Boxes, LOL.
See my signature for the clou to that remark.
Cheers
Aleg
lol
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