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It doesn't look like you have many doubts about the Totaldac's performance! Sounds like it was very impressive. What lead you yo trying this particular bit of kit in the first place? There are many, many, devices of this type about at the moment, some from more established manufactures such as Naim, Krell, Linn, Macintosh, NAD, you could list a dozen or more I think. Just curious what your thought process was?
Or maybe your planning to try a few more!
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30-Aug-2014, 21:29
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(30-Aug-2014, 21:09)Confused Wrote: It doesn't look like you have many doubts about the Totaldac's performance! Sounds like it was very impressive. What lead you yo trying this particular bit of kit in the first place? There are many, many, devices of this type about at the moment, some from more established manufactures such as Naim, Krell, Linn, Macintosh, NAD, you could list a dozen or more I think. Just curious what your thought process was?
Or maybe your planning to try a few more!
I found out about totaldac on the french forums... one chap, a Devialet 800 owner was getting very good results with it. totaldac evidently has a very good reputation in France. This got me researching the brand and its products.
As far as I know there aren't that many dedicated reference level non-DAC streamers out there at the moment... for e.g. Linn don't make one as such although you could use an Akurate DS for the same purpose since it has a digital output. I did try a Sneaky DS a while back but the sound quality was appalling.
Tell you what I'd be interested in comparing the d1 server to the Aurender W20 next! 
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Hi everyone
This is quite funny that 2 days ago, we organized the same kind of tests on the other side of the Channel with Devialet and Totaldac 
in French...
http://www.forum-audiophile.fr/impressio...53365.html
Cheers
Thierry
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30-Aug-2014, 21:57
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(30-Aug-2014, 21:51)ThierryNK Wrote: Hi everyone
This is quite funny that 2 days ago, we organized the same kind of tests on the other side of the Channel with Devialet and Totaldac
in French...
http://www.forum-audiophile.fr/impressio...53365.html
Cheers
Thierry
Thierry - welcome to Devialet Chat!  I originally read your review of the totaldac d1 server + dual DAC on 6 Moons! This got me thinking...
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/totaldac/1.html
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@ ThierryNK - my French is a little limited, but looking at the pictures I can recognise a decent bottle of Grand Cru, the worlds best hi fi upgrade on a Euro / improvement basis.
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Something really surprising with Totaldac : I've never read something wrong on this brand…
I think that's the first time I "see" a brand with no controversy...
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I should add that the totaldac ethernet cable is very impressive indeed. I compared it to the AQ Diamond and they appear to be on the same level SQ-wise.
It has a long (ferrite?) "choke" that runs almost the whole length of the cable making it quite substantial in girth and weight!
The totaldac ethernet cable is less than half the price of the AQ one...
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@ Guillaume
Thanks for advertising my review 
For Totaldac Ethernet cable, it is a bit more sophisticated than only ferrite. Several dozens of cable segments, each one being a filter.
@ Confused
When we organize such events, there are always good wines 
It improves jitter perception after a while
@ darthsteph (are you the French Darthsteph?)
I fully agree about Totaldac.
For those who cannot read French or who are tired of Google funny translations, the conclusions of our tests using d1-server on a Devialet 800 are very similar to yours: big improvement concerning openness, tones, and global image.
Cheers
Thierry
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(30-Aug-2014, 23:07)ThierryNK Wrote: @darthsteph (are you the French Darthsteph?)
I fully agree about Totaldac.
Yes, I am !!! Salut Thierry !!!
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Hi Guys,
One more frog jumping over the channel... (God save the Queen)
I'm probably the chap you've been mentionning above (D800 and D1 Server owner).
Going straight forward, I've been coming to the same conclusions. D1 server goes far beyond to what I had heard before.
My previous solution was an akurate DS upgraded two time in Germany ( G Volk), which I already considered at that time superior to air.
The solution is sensitive to the AE/EBU cable. By using a Transparent Ref you've been most probably on the right side.
Thanks to ThierryNK, we've tried an Acrolink 7N D5000 which brings excellent results too. Anyhow to play side by side with TRef I guess that the 7N D6300 would be more suitable.
Adding the Dualdac (from Totaldac) between the D1 server and the Devialet will help you again to step into a new dimension, as you said (By the way, how many dimensions are available overthere ?). I know that it might sound insane to pile up DACs..., anyhow make yourself a favor and try it, if you can afford a bit more than a second companion...
Anyhow our conclusion in this case is that it might make sense only for those already owner of a D800, otherwise we should rather go straight to a conventional solution: D1 server-Dual Dac -> conventional high-end amps
Last but not least experience sharing today, according personal tests the linking cable between the master and companion amps (D800 / 400) do have an impact on sound.
NB: I will be out of the web for some days
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