Tír Na HiFi

The hegel h80 amp with a built in dac might be worth going for as the JKDAC32 I was just getting ready for you does not want to play ball this evening, have not used it for over 2 years but it still is charged and is seen by the laptop by both JRiver and JPlay but I cannot get sound from it so not looking too good.

Going to stick the Young DAC on next to see if I can get sounds.
Cheers, Pearse.

So the Young DAC worked OK so stuck the JKDAC32 back in again and no sound.....remembered that switching on and off before was a route needed sometimes if JKDAC not working and voila we have sound.

So JKDAC32 is back on the table but if the Hegel is at a good price it kills 2 birds with one stone!!!
Let me know if you are still interested.

Big afternoon all round! Congrats on the new speakers.

Cool, so does that dac out perform the built in one in the hegel?

Diapason wrote:Big afternoon all round! Congrats on the new speakers.

Cheers! having a celebratory g&t ;-)

Me too!!

It's a dirty job, but someone got to do it...
-man you just went from a 1K budget to... 3.3K !

Congrats on getting the speakers and winning the bid :)

I'll go againt the flow and advise against the Hegel H80.

1- It's dam expensive. I would go for a Prima Luna valve amp for that kind of money.

2- I don't like stuff that does everything. When it breaks, everything breaks !
The JKDAC32 will be perfect for you.

3- Second hand amps are really easy to find "cheap".
And you can bring your speakers with you, and try the "mariage" with the amp.

lol
budget didn't last long!!!!

try get a used stuff its easier on the wallet

lots of audio pc building experience here im sure we can get your htpc in shape

maybe the jkdac32 just needs needs a good charge

panda2rom wrote:It's a dirty job, but someone got to do it...
-man you just went from a 1K budget to... 3.3K !

Congrats on getting the speakers and winning the bid :)

I'll go againt the flow and advise against the Hegel H80.

1- It's dam expensive. I would go for a Prima Luna valve amp for that kind of money.

2- I don't like stuff that does everything. When it breaks, everything breaks !
The JKDAC32 will be perfect for you.

3- Second hand amps are really easy to find "cheap".
And you can bring your speakers with you, and try the "mariage" with the amp.

Would agree on 1 and I have a Prima Luna Prologue Amp if you want to hear what it would sound like with your speakers.
Agree on 2 as well you are getting that dac for nothing. If you don't take it I would be tempted myself just to drive my headphone amp when required. The problem Pearse had with it is the usual on/off issue that is just resolved by powering on/off. Once connected to your system it just works. Best of luck on whatever route you take.

Well the JKDAC32 found a new home this evening so all that's needed now is amplification!
Good to meet you TipDrinker and I expect you will get some joy as well out of the Photography threads here.
Cheers, Pearse.