"timex- it takes a licking but keeps on ticking..."
but it's not made by rolex, which, from what i've heard, does NOT take a licking and stops ticking even if handled with kid gloves.
i had a meta research dac made by goldmund which sounded (honestly) quite wonderful, but had to be modified since every time i had a power interruption or brown out, the dac became overwhelmed and had to be repaired. also, the 1st one i got did not sit properly on its 4 legs and rocked back and forth.
for $3500 i was not happy and returned it for another one. i also took home the matching transport for a couple of days. it had problems recognizing cd's and proved to be quite finicky.
it looked really neat with it's acrylic lid, gold cd clamp, and glossy black casework, with a spike in one corner for "mechanical grounding". but there was no way i could justify keeping it.
i do have to admit that i got a very good price when i traded in the dac to upgrade to levinson digital. i also had no problems getting a great price for the golmund lineal cable (digital) which was/is one of the best rca-type digital cables ever made. i think you just have to be very choosy, whether something is made in the USA or Romania,
and judge on a case by case basis.
but it's not made by rolex, which, from what i've heard, does NOT take a licking and stops ticking even if handled with kid gloves.
i had a meta research dac made by goldmund which sounded (honestly) quite wonderful, but had to be modified since every time i had a power interruption or brown out, the dac became overwhelmed and had to be repaired. also, the 1st one i got did not sit properly on its 4 legs and rocked back and forth.
for $3500 i was not happy and returned it for another one. i also took home the matching transport for a couple of days. it had problems recognizing cd's and proved to be quite finicky.
it looked really neat with it's acrylic lid, gold cd clamp, and glossy black casework, with a spike in one corner for "mechanical grounding". but there was no way i could justify keeping it.
i do have to admit that i got a very good price when i traded in the dac to upgrade to levinson digital. i also had no problems getting a great price for the golmund lineal cable (digital) which was/is one of the best rca-type digital cables ever made. i think you just have to be very choosy, whether something is made in the USA or Romania,
and judge on a case by case basis.