Berkeley Alpha Dac Series II, anyone heard it?

I know these forums hate it if you mention another forum, but, hey, I mentioned Audiogon over there today, so it is all even :).

ComputerAudiophile has a lot of info/commentary right now and review of this piece coming up soon.

Some of the folks there *really* like it.

I have heard from a dealer that the changes are very minimal.

The USB device is probably a much bigger upgrade.

Lightminer...I have not seen any user reports over there on the BADA series 2? There are some comments on the USB interface, including mine (it's been quite the addition, outstanding piece of gear). I'm waiting on delivery of my series 2 dac, maybe 2 weeks more. I waited 2 months but hey, 5 months for the USB interface and it proved well worth it! Honestly, I could have lived with my series 1 dac forever but curiosity got the best of me:)

Okay, you are right. There is a review here:

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Berkeley-USB-review-upcoming

In the comments, but I thought it was for Series 2 as the Series 2 product is discussed right next to it but with very careful reading it seems they are raving about the USB product with the old Alpha DAC.

The changes - well the DAC itself is unchanged as far as I know. They did more work around the input from the USB device in order to isolate it more - but it is supposed to be an audible difference from non-Series 1. But, yes, the main thing is the USB asynchronous device.

Chris himself says Dec 21st is the earliest he can see getting a review out. So Christmas orders based on his review will have to be local pickup :).

That thread looks like the place with the most recent info that I can find...

In addition to the isolation from what I understand the clock is the major change. This is the same clock chip that is used in the Alpha USB and is supposed to be a new, SOTA chip.