[OCC7N]

Did Rupert Neve designed this before he past away. God bless his soul. Rest in peace

 

[OCC7N]

@Resolve 's first impressions of the RNDAC have gone up on his channel.

The first 2min and 30 seconds should be the standard of all dacs. It could not have been said anymore perfect....or could it?

 

[OCC7N]

Not many have this DAC. I have heard it is a good match with Susvara. I am going to try my Arya V2 on it first.

 

[OCC7N]

I ordered it! my local dealer told me it was a good match with susvara. I have heard couple of reviews saying it should be good enough to power susvara...with no problems.

But my first listening hours will be Arya V2 until I get some more money

 

[John Buchanan]

The Fidelice DAC/Headphone amp/preamp is a match made in heaven with the AKG K812 headphone set.

 

[Automata]

Don’t let this thread die! I’m planing to order the precision dac end of this month. Can’t wait to pair it with my Utopia and D8000 Pro. Heard it in a show with TH900 and TH909 from Fostex. Best sound I ever heard from a DAC/Amp combo.

 

[John Buchanan]

Don’t let this thread die! I’m planing to order the precision dac end of this month. Can’t wait to pair it with my Utopia and D8000 Pro. Heard it in a show with TH900 and TH909 from Fostex. Best sound I ever heard from a DAC/Amp combo.

OK let's hear some more about the Fidelice DAC/preamp/headphone amp.
This is a beautifully built and large amplifier. IIRC, 2 X AK4497s internally full preamp facilities for balanced and single ended inputs and headphone and line outputs. Expensive - you bet, but not ridiculously so. It's really a prosumer unit.
The sound with every headphone I have tried (see my signature) is very well balanced and noise free. I think it will remain as the only DAC/preamp/headphone amp, possibly ousting the Burson Conductor 3X Reference, as it's more flexible. Sound-wise, both are superb.
You certainly won't regret the purchase.

 

[geoffalter11]

OK let's hear some more about the Fidelice DAC/preamp/headphone amp.
This is a beautifully built and large amplifier. IIRC, 2 X AK4497s internally full preamp facilities for balanced and single ended inputs and headphone and line outputs. Expensive - you bet, but not ridiculously so. It's really a prosumer unit.
The sound with every headphone I have tried (see my signature) is very well balanced and noise free. I think it will remain as the only DAC/preamp/headphone amp, possibly ousting the Burson Conductor 3X Reference, as it's more flexible. Sound-wise, both are superb.
You certainly won't regret the purchase.

Congrats on the Fidelice. It is certainly an engineering marvel made by a legend. RIP! I hope you continue to enjoy in good health and listening. I owned a Conductor 3XP. Not the 3X Reference, but I didn't like it. I found it thin and bright. It didn't have the musicality I look for. The amp was quite good, but I didn't like the DAC. But, if I were to ever sell my separates, the Fidelice would would be on a very small list I would look to own. That and the Flux Labs Atlas. But, they are not building currently as they deal with more important geo-political challenges.,

 

[Automata]

This unit drove my D8000 Pro and TH900 so well. I realized it has great controllability for low impedance headphones.

 

[SunRa Fan]

Can anyone tell me if the RNDAC and the smaller RNHP have the same sound signature? I own an RNHP and love it but of course it cannot properly drive a planar magnetic like the DCA Expanse(I've tried it). I would be willing to acquire an RNDAC if it sounds the same or better than an RNHP. I want the Neve sound with more power.

 

[bad wu]

Can anyone tell me if the RNDAC and the smaller RNHP have the same sound signature? I own an RNHP and love it but of course it cannot properly drive a planar magnetic like the DCA Expanse(I've tried it). I would be willing to acquire an RNDAC if it sounds the same or better than an RNHP. I want the Neve sound with more power.

rndac sounds faster and has better dynamics

 

[starck86]

Can anyone tell me if the RNDAC and the smaller RNHP have the same sound signature? I own an RNHP and love it but of course it cannot properly drive a planar magnetic like the DCA Expanse(I've tried it). I would be willing to acquire an RNDAC if it sounds the same or better than an RNHP. I want the Neve sound with more power.

The amp in the RNDAC sounds much better imo