Dac's? anyone tried the new Cambridge Dacmagic-B

Great DAC use it to upgrade sonics of marantz cd 67se. No downside just improvement in soundstage and the ability to bring out subtle details that I have previously missed in familiar recordings. Well worth the minor investment especially as I was willing to write off a large number of cds as unlistenable (older recordings from early cd productions}. I also plan to try to revive the sonics of a marantz changer as I really like the ability to load up to five cds and sit back and enjoy without getting up to reload. I would highly recommend. I have 4 independent systems. Different areas of my house from tubes to solid state with and without autoformers.

I haven't listened to it yet, but I am trying to decide between the new DacMagic and the Scott Nixon USB.UFO.JF. I really don't know what to do...

I'm using it with Squeezebox and it's a huge improvement over squeezebox DAC and sounds nearly as good as my Rega Apollo. Very neutral which may make it sound bit detached which is a good contrast to my Apollo which tends to be bit too warm at times. Wonder how this stacks against more expensive DACs ~ $1000?

I've decided on the dacMagic. My wife has ordered one for my birthday, so now it's waiting time...

It's a very nice piece for the price for sure. The Cambridge 840c player sounds a touch better, but you can't beat the value. Build quality is fine in my opinion and even better than you'd expect for $399. Music Hall has one comming out too though that should be pretty sweet at $595. It will have a tube output stage, and a built in headphone amp. You can't beat the value there! It's definately time though that somebody made a good DAC for under a grand!