Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD

Of course, these are ROOM reviews and with a mixed bag of components from several manufacturers, plus room treatment experts, you cant read too much into it.

However, the chain is only as strong as the weakest link and it seems there were no weak link here?

Winson, I agree there were some mixed opinions of the room with the Lampi 211 amps vs. the Rowland 625 S2. I own the Rowland 625 and find it stunningly good, and I can only imagine how much better the S2 version must be!

@wisnon thanks for the information. I'm enjoying the fact that I'm not being hooked up to a computer is one that I love and will probably never give up. I take my best recordings get them up sampled to Dsd and I am very happy with the sound. No power supply crap. No jitter crap. No server noise crap. Im happy with what I have. Kr audio va 900 with this dac is very musical. I listen to my favorite 100 to 150 recordings through the dac in 2xdsd and if I want to listen to others I have an e.a.r CD player. When you look at it. How much time do we have to listen to music? I find well recorded music through a great dac going up to Dsd keeps me pretty happy. Resonessence did a great job. To get better you are going to spend 8k plus easy. Sd cards rock!

All I can say is that the rooms that have been mentioned were not among those that impressed me. I liked the PS Audio and German Physics rooms most. Both of these in the past did not impress me, but they turned the corner this year.

I had one Jeff Rowland first amps in the early '80s. It was very good at that time. His venturing into the class D amps turned me off.

TBG,

Variety is the spice of life!