Thanks for sharing Jeff. It's amazing to me how much better the DAC's at all levels are getting. I'm starting to look at DAC's for my iPhone as I'm into portable a bit and I can tell you that even at the 500 on down level it's amazing at what is coming out.
Based on the buzz with MQA, I really keep wondering how this will affect the high end DAC's that most of us discuss here on this thread. I know that Steve has chimed in a bit and I thank you for doing that. They say that the DAC will be the most important component for using MQA.
It's funny as I liked the Berkley when I first heard it, but it didn't blow me out of the water. Same with the Trinity ref. I really liked the DCS Rossini and the full stack when I've heard it/them, but I also think that there are a few DACs that are close or even better depending on the system they are used in. The one take away from Jeff's post above is that he always says 'in my system to my ears'. This is so true.
the reason this thread keeps on giving is because there are plenty of folks who are giving an honest assessment and not just trumpeting their own purchase/DAC. There are some in this thread who only champion what they own and most of use have figured that out already. I think that right now I'd love to hear Steve's new DAC the OSDX, Bricasti (heard it once with a full Tidal system and LOVED it), EMM's newest upgrade, Lampy, DCS and not yet released or spoken about, but the eventually to be released the Ayre 5 series I'm assuming or a ref series as Ayre does digital extremely well (LOVE the Codex...just LOVE IT).
It's really becoming a fun time for digital as it does have a ton of advantages over other mediums, but the drawbacks are being dealt with with new designers and better availability of components.
Thanks all for sharing .
Based on the buzz with MQA, I really keep wondering how this will affect the high end DAC's that most of us discuss here on this thread. I know that Steve has chimed in a bit and I thank you for doing that. They say that the DAC will be the most important component for using MQA.
It's funny as I liked the Berkley when I first heard it, but it didn't blow me out of the water. Same with the Trinity ref. I really liked the DCS Rossini and the full stack when I've heard it/them, but I also think that there are a few DACs that are close or even better depending on the system they are used in. The one take away from Jeff's post above is that he always says 'in my system to my ears'. This is so true.
the reason this thread keeps on giving is because there are plenty of folks who are giving an honest assessment and not just trumpeting their own purchase/DAC. There are some in this thread who only champion what they own and most of use have figured that out already. I think that right now I'd love to hear Steve's new DAC the OSDX, Bricasti (heard it once with a full Tidal system and LOVED it), EMM's newest upgrade, Lampy, DCS and not yet released or spoken about, but the eventually to be released the Ayre 5 series I'm assuming or a ref series as Ayre does digital extremely well (LOVE the Codex...just LOVE IT).
It's really becoming a fun time for digital as it does have a ton of advantages over other mediums, but the drawbacks are being dealt with with new designers and better availability of components.
Thanks all for sharing .