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MATRIX X-Sabre Pro MQA DAC Dec 13, 2019 16:24:53 GMT 12
- Edited Dec 13, 2019 16:26:58 GMT 12 by andrewp
Post by andrewp on Dec 13, 2019 16:24:53 GMT 12
Ive just purchased a Matrix Sabre and its fantastic. Landed from Oz it was just shy of 3k. Its been compared to a seriously more expensively branded dac and there wsnt anything in it! Needless to say Im very pleased.
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MATRIX X-Sabre Pro MQA DAC Dec 13, 2019 16:43:06 GMT 12
- Edited Dec 13, 2019 16:44:35 GMT 12 by Owen Y
Post by Owen Y on Dec 13, 2019 16:43:06 GMT 12
Hey andrewp - are you talking about the MATRIX X-Sabre Pro MQA DAC?
We've created a new thread - more info & comments please. DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by andrewp on Dec 13, 2019 17:39:36 GMT 12
Yes thats it. Its a bit of a fav of the ASR forum. Suggested to me by a friend here. They dont like Steve Guttenberg apparantly!!...lol
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 14, 2019 9:38:28 GMT 12
Tell us more when you have had a good audition.
DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by andrewp on Dec 14, 2019 9:55:08 GMT 12
Mmmmm... what to tell. Im not sure. It was purchased on advice from a friend who has a clue. I, have NO clue re this sort of this thing. Dacs are now in my opinion one of the things that will be getting cheaper and cheaper. Theres no need for big cabinets with lots of polished or sprayed woody bits for a start! Most of the dacs Ive seen are Chinese and obviously they pay zip to their workers! The Matrix is one solid little beast thats for sure. ASR forum guys rate it highly so that was good enough for me! Not cheap though at 3k. Ive gone to a NUC plugged into the dac via a linear power supply and using Roon and Qobuz. The linear power supply made a significant difference!!..
This streaming gig is just fantastic. I played Leonard C's latest offering and I dont overly like it but its no drama as I didnt have to shell out $30 plus to find out!!
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Post by garym on Dec 14, 2019 11:08:07 GMT 12
How are you configured to get Qobuz here in NZ?
Pureaudio
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Post by andrewp on Dec 14, 2019 13:06:43 GMT 12
My audio club mate sorted it .... Im apparently in France..
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MATRIX X-Sabre Pro MQA DAC Dec 14, 2019 14:38:40 GMT 12
- Edited Dec 14, 2019 14:39:26 GMT 12 by Owen Y
Post by Owen Y on Dec 14, 2019 14:38:40 GMT 12
The Matrix Sabre-X Pro is pretty polished looking from the outside anyway.
Such DACs are mostly made in China these days, it seems The whole chassis is extravagantly milled from a solid block of aluminium. Not the first manufacturer to do that, but a chunk of the $3k would have gone into that I expect.  DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by andrewp on Dec 14, 2019 15:34:31 GMT 12
Yesim... thats it.
With volume control which is extremely handy.
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