Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD

So where does the EMMLabs DA2 fit in the with the EMM line with the XDS1/V2 cd player? Is the DA2 a new, better DAC than the one in the XDS1? It sounds that way...
I would think a new cd player would be next if this is so.

Any one have feedback on the aesthetix Romulus Eclipse?,  a lot of money for a player that has an obsolete dac!, A  $900.00 phone will have a Stereo D/A converter from ESS Technology.This converter (SABRE9018AQ2M) debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2015, and is the world’s most powerful 32-bit converter. It features 129dB dynamic range and -120dB (0.0001 percent) harmonic distortion.

The Romulus is popular because it sounds good. I'll take their Burr Brown Chip any day over a Sabre.

Hi jwm, every dac chip I have ever owned has been from Burr-Brown,  however,  I believe for  $13,000.000 a player should be more than 24/192 for Redbook playback,  this has been around for longer than 5 year's,  any cheap player does that standard,  I love Burr-brown chip's sound,  but,  I'm wanting to up grade to the new technology,  129 dynamic range sounds sweet to me,and -120dB for distortion is appealing. 

RGS92- I have a DA2 on order. Their new uber DAC. $25k retail. Software based DAC that is supposed to be Emm Labbs all out assault on dac'ness. ill let you all know when it ships. 

AudioLabyrnth - now that the holidays have passed I'm going to borrow the Eclipse CD/DAC from Johnny and will report my findings. I've been busy and haven't had time, and I wanted it to have lots of hours on it before I tried it out...  I have to check, but I thought it did DSD but just didn't play SACD. 

I also recently acquired a new Electrocompaniet EMC-1mk3 SACD player. I have to burn it in and compare it to my current Mac mini and my friends N10. 

I also have have a PC based music server inbound that I am dying to compare with the N10!!

never enough time!