I know this is not a fair comparison as the Totaldac d1-tube-m2 costs €9900 (that does not include the amplifier or the streamer), and a 440 Pro is 14,990 which leaves us with around €5000. A Leben CS600 amp costs €4100 leaving us around €900 for a Auralic streamer. So which combination would you pick. I have read such glowing reviews about the totaldac mainly on AudioStream. How much better is the DAC sound quality as compared to a D440 Pro? A small snippet from the review of the totaldac:
"Listening through the totaldac late at night in the relative darkness, I can listen in to my music as deeply as I care to go. There is nothing in between it and me except my thoughts, so when I connect to the music and quiet my brain's activity, it's as if space (and time) are defined by the music. This is in distinct contrast to most other DACs I've heard where that same experience is cut short, as if my journey into the music's space (and time) bumps up against a pane of glass. I can 'see' through it, I can mostly ignore it, but it's there. I prefer when it's not."
Would we get the same sort of praise for the D440 Pro? I am waiting for Audiostream to do a review on the 440 Pro, as the last Devialet product they covered was a D120. Welcome anyone who has heard the Todaldac to chime in and let us know how it compares to a Devialet.
"Listening through the totaldac late at night in the relative darkness, I can listen in to my music as deeply as I care to go. There is nothing in between it and me except my thoughts, so when I connect to the music and quiet my brain's activity, it's as if space (and time) are defined by the music. This is in distinct contrast to most other DACs I've heard where that same experience is cut short, as if my journey into the music's space (and time) bumps up against a pane of glass. I can 'see' through it, I can mostly ignore it, but it's there. I prefer when it's not."
Would we get the same sort of praise for the D440 Pro? I am waiting for Audiostream to do a review on the 440 Pro, as the last Devialet product they covered was a D120. Welcome anyone who has heard the Todaldac to chime in and let us know how it compares to a Devialet.
SOtM sMS-200-Ultra, SOtM sPS-500, Melco N1A, Rega RP8 (Exact 2), Core Infinity D440 Pro (2 x D220 Pro), Audioquest Diamond Ethernet, USB, Audioquest Castle Rock, Sonus Faber Olympica I.
