Third, the internal design is impressive in a certain sense. Interestingly, the same impression was independently reported by my friend, a musician. Wider sound-stage than that of the internal DACs of my reference Marantz SACD player (using it as just a transport is ok). I will use lights as a metaphor: each sound/instrument is like a light that quickly appears on the right spot in space and at the right time. Second, the sound-stage is amazing and holographic. I noticed that several digital sources suffer from having a thin bass (someone in a forum wrote as if the pick-up in a turntable did not get enough weight).
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it's round and well controlled at no cost in terms of transparency (a requirement in the pro audio). Here are my direct impressions after listening the MDAC-2 in my system, using a computer transport: Audirvana Plus -> Imac -> Lacie USB flatcable -> M2Tech Hiface integrated inside a Behringer SRC2496 -> Silver XLR AES/EBU cable -> MDAC-2.įirst, the bass is there. (Actually, it was the MADA-2 here, some audio files were sent through the AD-DA chain, and one could compare the original audio files versus their public copies gone through the AD-DA chain, see the Web link at the end.) In a blind-test shootout in the Gearslutz forum, the Forssell rig was one of the most appreciated DACs. read next.įred Forssell is a very respected engineer in the pro audio industry, he designed digital circuits also for Manley Labs. To make a long story short: the MDAC-2 definitively changed my stereotypes on how a high-end DAC should be. I then decided to keep it since I'm happy with that. The European dealer and master engineer, let me try the unit for two weeks, which is a rare event here in Europe (contrarily to US). My system is hybrid (audiophile + pro): my choice for pro DACs was motivated by the fact that they undergo extensive testing by several sound engineers in their studios before getting an offical release on the market.Īfter bumping into several forums dealing with DACs for a couple of years, I opted for the MDAC-2 by Forssell Technologies Inc (not to be confused with Forsell audio brand). So the choice was difficult for me as often there are controversial opinions on the forums for the same DAC, and AB-comparisons are complicated to organize for so many products. Probably it is not that difficult to assemble a good DAC with today's technology, but who is performing critical listening to this myriad of DACs? There are many DACs currently available, and also several hypes: companies are introducing new DACs at a steadily pace and many claim the latest ones are incredibly good and cheap when compared to the past ones.
I have been pleased with my active ATC pro speakers, so I wanted to try a DAC from the pro audio industry. Model: MDAC-2 Category: DAC Processors Suggested Retail Price: $2950 Description: Two channel digital to analog converter Manufacturer URL: Forssell Technologies Inc.
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