mordante Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 On some other forums I sometimes visit I read a few good reviews of the Black Lion sparrow white. Does anyone here have any experience concerning this DAC? I know it lacks a USB input but from what I read its a very capable DAC. Are there any other pro-audio DACs which might be interesting for the consumer market? [br] Link to comment
mordante Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 No one here has experience with the Black Lion Audio Sparrow DAC White? [br] Link to comment
Panelhead Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Pro sacs have fallen out of favor here. Some great interfaces; Weiss, Mytek, Unity Audio, Antelope, Prism, and Metric Halo. All are very good. But product runs are long and the buzz fades away. Lower priced ones also can very clean and punchy. Many have been left behind by Windows upgrades. 64 bit and other OS changes. The BLA with no Thunderbolt, FIreWire, or even USB just is not a computer audio Dac. 2012 Mac Mini, i5 - 2.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM. SSD, PM/PV software, Focusrite Clarett 4Pre 4 channel interface. Daysequerra M4.0X Broadcast monitor., My_Ref Evolution rev a , Klipsch La Scala II, Blue Sky Sub 12 Clarett used as ADC for vinyl rips. Corning Optical Thunderbolt cable used to connect computer to 4Pre. Dac fed by iFi iPower and Noise Trapper isolation transformer. Link to comment
Audioseduction Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I have to say that's a ugly looking DAC. My Dedicated 2CH System Gallery Custom C.A.P.S. Reference Music Server with UpTone Audio JS-2 External Linear Power Supply > Bel Canto REFLink Asynchronous USB Converter > AT&T ST Optical Glass Fiber > Bel Canto DAC3.7 DAC > Pass Labs XP-20 Preamp > Pass Labs XA160.5 Class A Mono Blocks > Martin Logan Summit X Speakers Powered By Balanced Power Technologies - UpTone Audio JS-2 Linear Power Supply - CyberPower Sinewave UPS Link to comment
mordante Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Pro sacs have fallen out of favor here. Some great interfaces; Weiss, Mytek, Unity Audio, Antelope, Prism, and Metric Halo. All are very good. But product runs are long and the buzz fades away. Lower priced ones also can very clean and punchy. Many have been left behind by Windows upgrades. 64 bit and other OS changes. The BLA with no Thunderbolt, FIreWire, or even USB just is not a computer audio Dac. The pro-audio market is maybe a bit more conservative. All FOTM DACs need to have at least DSD128. I wonder why the DAC consumers have such a short attention span. Hi res DACs 24/192 have been on the market for some years now. I'm not sure if a 5 or 10 year old DAC is really that much worse compared to the lasted DACs. I have to say that's a ugly looking DAC. Maybe more DAC producers should be less worried about the looks and more about the sound. [br] Link to comment
tranz Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 There are folks here that enjoy all of those brands and in addition Benchmark, Lynx, Apogee, Focusrite. Link to comment
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