jomsjoms Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Anyone here using or have heard the Doge 7 tube DAC? I'm very interested in it after watching the review of Jay (The next best thing studio). I was set on getting the Denafrips Venus II but after viewing his review, i am now on the fence whether i should get the Doge 7 or the Venus II. Jay gave the Doge 7 "the best DAC award last month along with the Pontus" and yesterday on their yearly awards, he gave the "Best price no object - component award of the year" to Doge 7 tube DAC and take note, among its competitors were the Denafrips Pontus and Terminator+. I'm really intrigued if i should get the Doge 7 due to this. My system: B&W 805D3 Primaluna EVO400 tube preamp (soon) Primaluna EVO400 tube poweramp - 2x 70w (soon) streamer - either lumin u1 mini or OpticalRendu (soon) small bedroom setup (18 sqm/193 sqft) music i listen to = jazz/classical/soft relaxing music. I don't listen to rock, electronic, loud, disco music. kvad 1 Link to comment
arcman Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 I saw the same video and quite interested myself. The one thing that does make me hesitant are the tubes which can add more noise into an existing tube system or system with high efficient speakers. Link to comment
zjpd02 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 I have both a Venus II and the Doge 7. The Doge DAC is very sensitive to tubes. With most tubes I tried, the Venus sounds more precise. Ah… but with Sylvania new old stock tubes, the Doge 7 is just as precise but with a beautiful tube sound. Absent the NOS tubes, the Venus is a safer bet. Having said that, the Doge 7 is special. If I could only have one of them, I would bite the bullet and stock up on NOS tubes, a commitment most people probably don’t want to make. For both I recommend using a Denafrips Hermès DDC, which really improves soundstage and timber, especially on the Doge. Link to comment
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