Comments on: HiFiMAN Introduces EF1000DAC Hymalaya Pro R-2R Ladder DAC for $15K

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:55:12 +0000

All I want is excellent sound, dont care how big it is or how “luxurious” it feels and looks like, I just need it to SOUND luxurious!

By: ORT

ORT — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:29:00 +0000

If I may play the role of arbiter of elegantiae? This object d’not-quite-art needs only to be have its sides encased in fine wood and a burnished copper front with a vintage pair of VU Meters. Then and only then would it be worthy of being in the range of 1/3 of its axing price.

Maybe.

I think it looks cool but it needs more. A DAC/AMP just “sits” there but with the addition of VU Meters it silently shouts a vintage pedigree of worth to all who see it. Copper and fine wood + VU Meters adds to the ambience.

Think Lang’s “Metropolis”. Silent? Yes. But visually? Emphatically classic.

ORT

By: Ian White

Ian White — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:09:46 +0000

In reply to Peter Belli.

Peter,

It’s the size that throws people. Not sure I share your enthusiastic disdain for the industrial design, but I do think it could be smaller and rounded off in some spots.

It does sound really good. Which it should for the asking price.

Best,

Ian White

By: Peter Belli

Peter Belli — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:07:05 +0000

Guess they should have paid a designer to do a couple of sketches before going with the 1972 UPS look.

Looks absolutely horrible!