Sirius6B Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Just curious, you guys might know. Did they go out of business, embezzlement or sickness or website/company revamp? Can't find any info as everything about them seems to be dead. Link to comment
corelement Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I've been wondering the same and have been searching the internet for a halide design dac hd for months does anyone have one they wanna sell? Link to comment
Sirius6B Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 They've been down for quite some time. Nobody here seems to know anything and I can't find any info online. Link to comment
mrvco Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Obviously their website is down, but the domain is still registered. The website was up until at least 10/21/15 according to the Way Back Machine. Here is the current contact info from the whois lookup: Registrant Contact Name: Jonathan Driscoll Organization: Jonathan Driscoll Mailing Address: 5701 Stresemann St, San Diego CA 92122 US Phone: +1.6198295254 -- My Audio System Link to comment
Sirius6B Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 I see that the website domain is still registered. However, products are nowhere to be found and it's like everything about them is gone. Just like to to know WTF happened? Are they coming back? Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 The company stopped responding to emails long ago. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Sirius6B Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Stopped responding to emails. Sounds like the news is bad news. Looks like I will have to look elsewhere when it is time to upgrade. Link to comment
Superdad Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I knew Jonathan from their earlier days (as Devilsound). I just left a message on his voicemail letting him know about this thread and suggesting that he might want to post to let folks know the status of his firm. Even if he has had to move on, it would be appropriate. UpTone Audio LLC Link to comment
Sirius6B Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Well then, we can only hope for a response. Link to comment
Superdad Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Jonathan called me back right away. He said that he and his business partner parted ways a while back. They were both physics and engineering majors in college getting their masters degrees during the Halide years. The business kind of dried up, and they both moved on to other things. I think he said his ex-partner is now designing medical devices, and Jonathan is doing some non-audio hardware/software engineering. I told him I would post a status update here to help close the chapter for him. --Alex C. UpTone Audio LLC Link to comment
Sirius6B Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Jonathan called me back right away. He said that he and his business partner parted ways a while back. They were both physics and engineering majors in college getting their masters degrees during the Halide years. The business kind of dried up, and they both moved on to other things. I think he said his ex-partner is now designing medical devices, and Jonathan is doing some non-audio hardware/software engineering. I told him I would post a status update here to help close the chapter for him. --Alex C. Well Sir, your efforts are appreciated in bringing this matter to a close. My Halide Design Bridge is a quality product and still functional. It is unfortunate the business dried up and went kaput. I hope their future endeavours work out well. Link to comment
wgscott Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I still have a Halide Bridge. It has worked flawlessly and I never had to worry about drivers and incompatibilities, etc. It sounds (at least) as good with my more modern DAC as the USB connection (but is limited to 24/96 and no DSD). Link to comment
corelement Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Anyone interested in selling their Halide DAC HD? cuz I wanna buy one! Link to comment
Panelhead Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 This has been my experience with a couple dacs. The AES and coaxial inputs are at least as good sounding as the USB. Must be USB implimentation of those dacs. 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
nurxhunter Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I have one. Pm me, but ,I am traveling. Forgive if reply is not immediate.Thanks. Link to comment
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