The Sparkler looks pretty cool,thanks for the link.
I went with a Furutech digital cable reasoning it would get the signal from the transport to the dac cleanly without a 'flavor'.It definitely got rid of the digital glare.After changing some tubes around and trying several isolation tweaks the little Parasound dac sounds very very good with simple music.It can't handle massed instruments or even vocals.Then it becomes a congested mess.But it really sounds fantastic with one or two vocalists and two or three acoustic or electric instruments.Beautiful timbre,micro and macro detail,etc.If that's the only type of music I listened to I would be thrilled with this little dac.
I've enjoyed playing around with it but it's not the one for me.Next up is going to be a Tubadour lll.I'm waiting for Vlad to get back with me about upgrade pricing.
I went with a Furutech digital cable reasoning it would get the signal from the transport to the dac cleanly without a 'flavor'.It definitely got rid of the digital glare.After changing some tubes around and trying several isolation tweaks the little Parasound dac sounds very very good with simple music.It can't handle massed instruments or even vocals.Then it becomes a congested mess.But it really sounds fantastic with one or two vocalists and two or three acoustic or electric instruments.Beautiful timbre,micro and macro detail,etc.If that's the only type of music I listened to I would be thrilled with this little dac.
I've enjoyed playing around with it but it's not the one for me.Next up is going to be a Tubadour lll.I'm waiting for Vlad to get back with me about upgrade pricing.