more bang for buck new emm labs dcc2 signature or

Hello Mike,

My DAC 6 is now at EMM for the signature upgrade. They should be sending it back to me by the end of this week. I'll let you know what I think soon after.

Enjoy,
Tom

It depends on your associated equipment, your room and your ears.

Getting the right fit with your room with speakers having the bass of WattPuppys and Maxx's is such that the Maxx's could ironically prove to be a step backwards. If you have a large listening room, this is less of a concern (or no concern at all).

With either of those speakers, assuming your system is set up properly, you could be expected to hear the difference between the old and new versions of the EMM gear on unamplified acoustic music. Whether you could hear it on rock, etc., is indeed a good question.

There are many, many threads addressing the issue of what's more important, speakers or front-end equipment. That issue will not be settled here.

Pleasant dilemma, in any event.

Mike: Raquel brings up a very good point. The MAXX's in the wrong room could prove very problematic which might not show with your WP 7's.

As far as the EMM Labs DCC2e Signature Edition, I would challenge most to tell the difference between CD and SACD playback. They are so close it is eerie. The musicality, body and naturalness is far greater than the previously SOTA model. The increased bass and dynamics are also very noticeable.

If your room can handle the MAXX 2's, the sound will be bigger, more at ease, more dynamic and go deeper.

Good Luck,

Jonathan Tinn
EMM Labs