Any better DAC then dCS Scarlatti?

Wflm,

IT IS RETAIL READY!

For the 4.0-SE they went through 18 versions of the software before they were totally happy. It is debugged, robust and serviceable.
I owned the 3.0-SE before and had no problems with it and now have the 4.0-SE and never had any problem with it.

Wflm, sorry should have added the APL comes with 3 year warranty no matter what the problem is.

Perrew, Scarlatti can't be harsh/edged.
It is totally different from harsh/edged.
May be ASR or Focals are harsh/edged, but not dCS.
In some cases dCS can be too warm and too soft, which is opposite to harsh/edged.
That is why I can't trust to your comparision.
I never heard anything about APL before, so can't comment it.
Do you mean that they sell directly?
So, no way to get it for audition in another country?

All I can add is the Scarlatti is one of the finest DACs I have ever heard. All the thoughts on harsh or soft or whatever are about your system or whichever system you are used too.

My time with it has only made me respect it more. At these lofty heights of audio playback, attention to detail in the rest of your system is extremely important and may make or break your experience of it.

The DAC itself is extraordinary. All I feel you could ask for as an audiophile is can it be cheaper with the same performance?

In my system it is sweet, warm and ultra pure. Every aspect of the information put in comes out.

RTN1 - Spoke with Avalon and indeed the Indra is probably the appropriate size for my room. So mine shall stay until I get a bigger room.

Did ask about an Indra Diamond though, that's a definite maybe on that one....

So shifting to the DAC arena, one I am curious about - that receives remarkably little comment here - is the Esoteric D01 DAC...

Any one auditioned a pair? Bueller?....