I have heard it but not against the PS audio.
It is the "steroids" version of a very popular, low-price Italian dac the DC-1 (which was excellent value for money many yrs ago). I didn't know one can still find these, supposedly only few were ever made by design -- I didn't quite understand why????
It actually sounds quite nice in the sense that it is not strident but it isn't mushy soft either. Subjectively, and compared to typical cdps it sounds like the top end is tamed -- but it actually isn't. If anything it is more there than in other players and that helps the low end as well. Importantly that top end helps the dynamics which are a welcome feature in the usually bland world of cd reproduction. OTOH, the bass is not super deep, but cellos can be heard all the same!
Overall it offers a good sense of timbre and timing, and sounds correct -- i.e. phasing anomalies weren't perceptible to me (but I think the phase was inverted and it needed an inverting cables? S/thing along those lines -- or I'm confusing it with another unit...)
As compared to analogue, I can't say it sounded much like either of the TTs I used (Simon Yorke, Pro-ject) but then, none of the cd combos I've tried ever have.
To me cds sound truncated at both frequency extremes; esp so at top frequencies whereby as result, the audibility of lower frequencies suffer. The Audionemesis was one of the
Overall, the Audionemesis was a nice nice product and the sound was very enjoyable indeed -- i.e. we listened to it for hours (using the digi out from a Teac) and soon forgot to analyze the sound!
I don't know what these sell/ sold for so can't comment on the value aspect...
It is the "steroids" version of a very popular, low-price Italian dac the DC-1 (which was excellent value for money many yrs ago). I didn't know one can still find these, supposedly only few were ever made by design -- I didn't quite understand why????
It actually sounds quite nice in the sense that it is not strident but it isn't mushy soft either. Subjectively, and compared to typical cdps it sounds like the top end is tamed -- but it actually isn't. If anything it is more there than in other players and that helps the low end as well. Importantly that top end helps the dynamics which are a welcome feature in the usually bland world of cd reproduction. OTOH, the bass is not super deep, but cellos can be heard all the same!
Overall it offers a good sense of timbre and timing, and sounds correct -- i.e. phasing anomalies weren't perceptible to me (but I think the phase was inverted and it needed an inverting cables? S/thing along those lines -- or I'm confusing it with another unit...)
As compared to analogue, I can't say it sounded much like either of the TTs I used (Simon Yorke, Pro-ject) but then, none of the cd combos I've tried ever have.
To me cds sound truncated at both frequency extremes; esp so at top frequencies whereby as result, the audibility of lower frequencies suffer. The Audionemesis was one of the
Overall, the Audionemesis was a nice nice product and the sound was very enjoyable indeed -- i.e. we listened to it for hours (using the digi out from a Teac) and soon forgot to analyze the sound!
I don't know what these sell/ sold for so can't comment on the value aspect...