Black Ice Audio Glass FX Tube DAC Review - More Than Capably Filling A Big Hole In the Market!

Описание: Thanks to Black Ice Audio for the loan of Glass FX!
This review has a lot of ground to cover. Get comfy. Use timestamps.

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Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimers, and I'm Excited!
01:48 Shameless Self Promotion
02:12 What is Glass FX?
07:09 What is the hole in the market this DAC fills?
16:50 Build
19:19 Test Gear
23:48 WiFi Performance
26:30 Sound Intro
27:01 DAC Sound - Regardless of Tubes Used
32:20 Headphone Output Sound - Regardless of Tubes Used
39:16 Tube Rolling Intro
40:16 Sound w/ "Stock" Tubes - Sovtek 12AX7WA
41:58 Sound w/ Sovtek 12AX7LPS
44:41 Sound w/ PSVane 12AX7-S
49:47 Tube Rolling = Lots of Customizability of Sound
52:18 Comparisons w/ Bifrost 2 & dac1421
59:02 Conclusions - It's Great!