WTB: TDA1541 S2 Double Crown - Page 3

jotom750 · 08:28 AM

Good luck with that! What's your Euro price ?

jotom750 · 14th January 2021, 01:09 PM

I have listed them both on EBay. Items

284147580787
And
284147593665

Best wishes.

jean-paul · 14th January 2021, 01:10 PM

Don't be surprised if you get emails about them in 2030.

jotom750 · 14th January 2021, 01:23 PM

It will make a nice change to be popular!

sperrey · 14th January 2021, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sumotan

May I ask how low ball were the offers ?

Late last year one sold for Eur100 (which was a rare bargain) ; Peter Daniel sold his for CAD300/Eur200 back a few years ago ; someone Ebay has been trying to sell one for Eur650 for some time...

Somewhere in between is the market price..as Jean Paul mentioned the chip alone is more than most DIY dac projects...

I bid on one of the 2 just listed...let see where this will take us.. ;o)

sumotan · 14th January 2021, 04:05 PM

I had a S2 but after comparing it to S1 I prefer the sound of S1 due mainly to the while range of music genre that I listen too. S2 too refine for my taste, a friend beg me to sell it to him so I did & cheap too 100 bucks. Lol

jean-paul · 04:17 PM

The chip alone is not worth that money IMO but I even meant ready made DACs. While being very good it is still a 40 year old 16 bit DAC chip in 24 bit or even DSD times, one could also try to find currently produced chips and try to get the best out of them. It is all relative. The "fear of missing out", emotions and nostalgia when things get rare are very good for the sellers. Implementation is also more difficult then usual with several PSU's etc. so the likes of AYA and Zanden get the most out of it. As often every device with a TDA1541A profits from the hype.

Don't get me wrong, I like it a lot but moved on as otherwise I keep hanging in the past.

jotom750 · 14th January 2021, 04:20 PM

As we all know, these things are relative and subjective, some people pay for Wilson Audio speakers, some people make CD players using Boom Box mechs and dacs and many hundreds of hours of labour. I make my own cables, both interconnect and speaker using silver, in reality not expensive really, with a VFet or tube amp they are great. Others on their systems some don't like them. There are some eye watering prices out there for audio, some work, others don't. All I'm doing is reducing my collection of about 25 CD players, Mostly TDA1541 based.

jean-paul · 04:31 PM

True but things that costed a few Euro in their time selling for 650 Euro is out of control. One could ask oneself if it is really worth it. What I see is the grey brigade hanging on to CD and TDA. There really is more out there to explore. It simply can not be that something out of the past is the best forever, although I miss my first Alfa Romeo a lot

sumotan · 14th January 2021, 04:27 PM

Where was your 250 pcs stolen Jean Paul home or ???
That's alot ya 250 pcs

14th January 2021, 08:24 AM	#21
jotom750 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: East Sussex	Good luck with that! What's your Euro price ? Last edited by jotom750; 14th January 2021 at 08:28 AM.

14th January 2021, 01:10 PM	#23
jean-paul diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany	Don't be surprised if you get emails about them in 2030. __________________ It's only audio. Member of the non modular PCB design committee

14th January 2021, 04:07 PM	#27
jean-paul diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany	The chip alone is not worth that money IMO but I even meant ready made DACs. While being very good it is still a 40 year old 16 bit DAC chip in 24 bit or even DSD times, one could also try to find currently produced chips and try to get the best out of them. It is all relative. The "fear of missing out", emotions and nostalgia when things get rare are very good for the sellers. Implementation is also more difficult then usual with several PSU's etc. so the likes of AYA and Zanden get the most out of it. As often every device with a TDA1541A profits from the hype. Don't get me wrong, I like it a lot but moved on as otherwise I keep hanging in the past. __________________ It's only audio. Member of the non modular PCB design committee Last edited by jean-paul; 14th January 2021 at 04:17 PM.

14th January 2021, 04:21 PM	#29
jean-paul diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany	True but things that costed a few Euro in their time selling for 650 Euro is out of control. One could ask oneself if it is really worth it. What I see is the grey brigade hanging on to CD and TDA. There really is more out there to explore. It simply can not be that something out of the past is the best forever, although I miss my first Alfa Romeo a lot __________________ It's only audio. Member of the non modular PCB design committee Last edited by jean-paul; 14th January 2021 at 04:31 PM.

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14th January 2021, 01:09 PM	#22
jotom750 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: East Sussex	I have listed them both on EBay. Items 284147580787 And 284147593665 Best wishes.

14th January 2021, 01:23 PM	#24
jotom750 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: East Sussex	It will make a nice change to be popular!

14th January 2021, 04:05 PM	#26
sumotan diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2013	I had a S2 but after comparing it to S1 I prefer the sound of S1 due mainly to the while range of music genre that I listen too. S2 too refine for my taste, a friend beg me to sell it to him so I did & cheap too 100 bucks. Lol

14th January 2021, 04:20 PM	#28
jotom750 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: East Sussex	As we all know, these things are relative and subjective, some people pay for Wilson Audio speakers, some people make CD players using Boom Box mechs and dacs and many hundreds of hours of labour. I make my own cables, both interconnect and speaker using silver, in reality not expensive really, with a VFet or tube amp they are great. Others on their systems some don't like them. There are some eye watering prices out there for audio, some work, others don't. All I'm doing is reducing my collection of about 25 CD players, Mostly TDA1541 based.

14th January 2021, 04:27 PM	#30
sumotan diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2013	Where was your 250 pcs stolen Jean Paul home or ??? That's alot ya 250 pcs

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