Romulus CD player--

Wison,
Bill (Grannyring) sold his Romulus and is currently using the Japanese Yamamoto DAC and PS Audio transport(PWT).
Charles,

Nooooo!

Granny is yet to find some rest.

thanks for the info Charles.

Thanks Winson. Yes I moved from the Lampi which was bested by the Romulus to the Yamamto that will stay. I like the Yamamoto more than any $10,000 dac I have heard including the mighty Lampi family.

The Yamamto is a very simple and special dac. No need to compare to other players as it just pleases. Makes one not care about this or that Aphile attribute or those big $$ dacs.

Sorry about the typos....Yamamoto. Those other dacs I owned certainly did some Aphile tricks better, but none could quite match the simple musical pleasure of the Yamamoto. The Romulus was very musical and perhaps if I mated it with the Perfect Wave transport I would still have it. The Perfect Wave transport is magic with the Yamamoto dac.

The Yamamoto dac may also be a better match with my DHT SET amp and sound. It seems to be cut from the same sonic cloth as a great DHT amp.

Bill,
There is actually a lot of logic in your statement concerning the Yamamoto DAC when you factor in the man behind it. Shigeki Yamamoto made/earned his reputation via his SET amplifiers and analog cartridges over a 20 year period(primarily in the Japanese market). He was determined to apply this experience and audio aesthetic and perspective to his DAC(he certainly succeeded ). Utterly organic, it just sounds right reproducing music as you have noted and I agree with you.
Charles,