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Digital Drive: REVIEW: Altmann, Germany Altmann Attraction DAC DAC Processors by northcool Upsamplers, DACs, jitter, shakes and analogue withdrawals, this is it. |
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Digital Drive: REVIEW: Altmann, Germany Altmann Attraction DAC DAC Processors by northcool Upsamplers, DACs, jitter, shakes and analogue withdrawals, this is it. |
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Model: Altmann Attraction DAC Category: DAC Processors Suggested Retail Price: EUR 750,- Description: non-oversampling, battery operated DAC up to 192kHz Manufacturer URL: Altmann, Germany Model Picture: View
Review by northcool ( A ) on October 05, 2004 at 12:45:35
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It’s a dac Jim but not as we know it!Altmanns new Attraction BYOB (bring your own battery) DAC differs in many ways from all commercial designs, firstly there’s no over or up sampling opting for a more direct conversion†true sample rateâ€, Then there’s the power supply, a 12volt battery being a very clean source of power and used to good affect in phono stages and preamps and off course this is not a dac in the box , the surface mount component board houses everything including in and out RCA’s it’s then fastened to a treated piece of spruce, sure it doesn’t look like any other dac but neither dose it sound like any other dac, The musical timing has a natural ease whilst retaining all the excitement of the recording, life like and foot tapping normally only pulled of by analogue systems and like many of us I have abandoned vinyl for the convenience of cd and spent the last ten years trying to make it sound as good. Well this dac has me a step closer.
Graeme Yorkston
Product Weakness: None realy appart from having to recharge the battery evey couple of weeks. Product Strengths: Compact and eye catching,Very un digital like sound
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: Trancendant SE OTL Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Meridian 518 Sources (CDP/Turntable): Meridian 500/Pure 701 es Speakers: Lowther EX2 Minitower/Gizmo Cables/Interconnects: Electrofluidics Music Used (Genre/Selections): Acoustic/Jazz /Folk Room Size (LxWxH): 8m x 3.5m x 2.8 Time Period/Length of Audition: 4 evenings Other (Power Conditioner etc.): Isotek minisub Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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Topic - REVIEW: Altmann, Germany Altmann Attraction DAC DAC Processors - northcool 12:45:35 10/5/04 ( 1)
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