@ghpprentice my system should have been available not sure why you may not have seen it.
@danager - comparing DACs to what we build, through different audio society members in the NY & NJ area, local dealers, ones we have repaired and ones we have upgraded. For example, we recently upgraded a Lampizator DAC that has a built-in preamp. The owner left every very happy with our upgrades.
Value is what you get for you dollar in our opinion. The quality of our DAC has a 25-pound power supply. Probably better than any one of the components you have heard or owned. Point-to-point wired with the parts I mention above. That is how we know. We can build any type of audio component that we see/hear. We have upgraded and repaired hundreds of audio components. Sound quality? Well, I have said everyone thinks they know sound, right? Until you hear something that is better you don't know. It comes down to experience and knowing what makes something sound the way it does. Most people do not know why one component sounds the way it does or why one they feel sounds better than another. We can change the sound a typical component with a few parts changes. It really is that simple. So, value to us is what you get for your money which is the sound versus the money. Money has nothing to do with how a component sounds.
I hope I explained myself correctly. We have a demonstration room set-up in Northern New Jersey. Everyone is welcome to come in for a listen and even bring one of their components to place in our system. We welcome all as we are always willing to listen and willing to learn.
Happy Listening.
