Any better DAC then dCS Scarlatti?

Changster: I cannot tell you exactly why, but it is a certainty. I have broken in a number of Playback Designs MPS-5s and it is very consistent. In my experience somewhere between 400 and 500 hours gets you 98% there.

Murataltuev,
its always hard to say if one brand is better than another brand since everyone look for different things when they evaulate sound reproduction. However I will say that the APL NWO-4.0-SE player/dac was reviewed very favorably in the latest Norwegian Fidelity magazine and found to be "better" than most of the big names that come to mind.
If you are looking for state of the art source I think you should investigate it further.

Ditto what Chayro, Cerrot & Elizabeth said. I have the distinct pleasure of listening to Jonathan's MPS-5 at a close friends house here in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area on a regular basis. It's an incredible unit, I never thought that redbook CD could sound so stunningly real. My friend has the MPS-5 in what must be one of the very top tier systems in the nation, and plays a great deal of large scale classical music on his system, which sounds as close to real live music as I have ever heard. Bravo.

I can't believe that you are wondering if there is a DAC
better than what you own?

You have some of the finest in High-End Audio, at some
point, you have to be satisfied with what you have.

True Joy is not found in "things", you can go through each
DAC in the world, and you will still be "looking" for
the "Best".

A friend of mine, once had Esoteric,DCS, Wadia, Spectral,
and is now with Meridian products, I think.

Most of us, would take any 1 of the above, and be "set!"

But then, there are those, that are trying to find
"happiness" in "things", and are never satisfied.

If the Scarlatti stack, fails to satisfy, what will?

Does it make "Music?" if so, what is the problem?

Who are you trying to please?

I Love My Music!

Audio Note!