tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post1836669056904372899..comments2024-01-04T14:05:06.829-05:00Comments on <center>Everything Audio Network</center>: Audiophile DAC Review!TEAC UD-503 D/A Converter/Preamp“New Flagship Way Above Price Point”John Gatskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354278547637768269noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post-51770463541810297032016-11-09T15:05:25.695-05:002016-11-09T15:05:25.695-05:00This would be a win if they had separate transform...This would be a win if they had separate transformers for the analog and digital sections, and an analog volume control. At the price, it really is just a run of the mill preamp/dac. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post-45461011839807659472016-10-28T17:15:01.074-04:002016-10-28T17:15:01.074-04:00Hi John. Thank you for such a nice review. So happ...Hi John. Thank you for such a nice review. So happens, I have shortlisted the UD 501 and UD 503. My needs are pretty straight forward. I am seeking the fuller, warmer and more romantic of the 2 dacs. From your review...the UD 503 is definitely smoother at the top end. How does it fair from mids down to bass against the UD 501? Besides the top end, is there a significant difference from mids down to bass?<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />csB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post-47230092289976513402016-05-27T17:13:31.424-04:002016-05-27T17:13:31.424-04:00I want to thank you for your extremely well-balanc...I want to thank you for your extremely well-balanced review. You were able provide the objective perspective, but because this UD-503 had such a positive impact on you personally, it was clear; you hadn’t reverted to a subjective and biased commentary; but because of your integrity, it would have been wrong to attempt to conceal what appears to be, in this review, truth experienced; which even if one tries to temper its voice, it will find a way into a review.<br /><br />Right up front, before I get lost in writing another chapter for a book; my most pressing question for you: Is there any reason to give up the UD-503 in favor of the NT-503? Does the gain of a network port sacrifice anything of value found in the UD and not the NT? There must be something lost for something gained; or who would ever buy the UD, unless they wanted both Balanced, and Unbalance headphone support? I do have a couple questions below for you but first things first, protecting your time. THANKS!<br /><br />Thanks, and read on if you are in a waiting room with no magazines!!<br /><br />My 2 non-negotiables are; to achieve the best headphone sound I can, while staying in this price range, and secondly, is to feed two Klipsch Reference RP-280’s. These other speakers; though great sounding for a movie, have lost my interest: two Klipsch 62 surround rears and a RP-450 Center and lastly a Klipsch reference SW<br /><br />I have one UD-503 and UD-301, with a Senn HD 800 and HD650, right at my feet. I have been plugging and unplugging for 12 hours; into a PC which I couldn't afford to buy, but built it, with sound, photography, and video as my motivators. This PC begs to provide more than its Asus Xonar Essence STX II & optional 7.1 Analogue output card is able to deliver. <br /><br />Just a few days ago I thought I had built a system with "Audio Bragging Rights"; and then UPS dropped off two Teac boxes!<br /><br />**Skip this if you are not a PC builder or gamer type, or just don’t care. Sharing this pricey list of components tends to increase, not devalue the two little Teac’s; dwarfed by a Corsair T-760 fully windowed hinged side-door Case housing an Asus Z170-WS motherboard, 64 GB of Corsair Dominator Platinum 2400 memory, a quad Core Intel 6700K Cpu, an EVGA 980 Ti Classified 6GB Graphic Card. An amazing Samsung 950 PRO 512GB NVMe PCIe fed storage-type SSD (Latest in non-SATA SSD tech.) spits out the Windows 10 Pro OS at 2700 MB/Sec! (a fast hard drive tops out at 120MB/sec!). Music, photos, and video are stored on several Samsung 850 PRO 512 GB SSD's; and it is all powered by an EVGA 1000 W Platinum P2, and cooled by a Corsair Liquid H115 Extreme liquid cooler. <br /><br />Amazingly, the cheapest item inside this very expensive PC, beside the very high end PWM fans, is the $39 DVD Burner!! There may be better but in my quest to find it, I came across several Audiophile reviews which said the Plextor SA951 DVD Burner was the best out there for accurate duplication of music files.<br /><br />No knowledgeable sales rep in Hi-Fi stores has been able to provide me with an explanation as to why they will convince buyers that they need a $2500 CD player, if he/she wants the full benefit of all the data in its purest form, which is on the disc; only to then turn around and with the same confidence tell me to quit looking; that I already have the best option burner!<br />David Marshall- gbakmarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379129563133126655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post-12909794502898712502016-04-08T22:19:05.871-04:002016-04-08T22:19:05.871-04:00Thanks buddy. Because of you I have now ordered it...Thanks buddy. Because of you I have now ordered it from an onlineshop here in Denmark.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100839011918857431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post-85107405133464222582016-04-04T17:15:58.479-04:002016-04-04T17:15:58.479-04:00I wholeheartedly recommend this DAC. For the $1,00...I wholeheartedly recommend this DAC. For the $1,000 price tag, it is a steal. Feature filled and sounds great. It is a preamp as well. The new AKM chip is quite smooth versus 502's Burr Brown.<br /><br /><br />John GatskiJohn Gatskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354278547637768269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post-66002441816374378012016-04-04T17:12:45.346-04:002016-04-04T17:12:45.346-04:00The filter adjustment is in the digital filter men...The filter adjustment is in the digital filter menu. You can turn it off manually up to 192 kHz. It is automatically turned off at 352 and 384.<br /><br /><br />John GatskiJohn Gatskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354278547637768269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post-11047028729269146652016-03-31T23:19:58.735-04:002016-03-31T23:19:58.735-04:00Can you recommend buying the 503? I´m also looking...Can you recommend buying the 503? I´m also looking at the Marantz HD DAC1.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100839011918857431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164996683602462088.post-2796189935082909712016-03-19T15:04:17.792-04:002016-03-19T15:04:17.792-04:00I have the UD-503. How do you turn off the digita...I have the UD-503. How do you turn off the digital filter? Using the remote control, the only settings available are 50k and 150k, no off setting.<br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com