Audionemesis DC-1 VLE

Thanks Gregm

What DAC's did you compare it to?

I can get one for around $1,000 but in that price range, I can also get the new PS Audio Nu Wave DAC.

I currently have an old Mark Levinson 36. I am wondering how these newer DAC's stack up against it.

We just compared it to what we had in hand -- i.e. a 24/192 Burr Brown (it held its own), a Symphonic Line integrated (not an exact comparison), a NAD (which was inferior), a Benchmark (which was different -- somewhat dry by comparison).
I had a ML at home for a week but never succeeded on making it work well. The sound was very strident -- i.e. upward balanced. In the mixture the lower frequencies weren't quite there.

Thanks again Gregm.

How did it fare against the Symphonic Line? I have heard very good things about this CD player. It's meant to be very analogue sounding but it probably costs a lot more.

I am surprised you found the Mark Levinson strident. They have made very good digital in the past. Which model did you test?

Which DAC did you end up getting?

The SYmphonic Line was better. Better extension and foot-tapping "speed" as well as dynamics. (But at many times the price)
The ML was the top unit, 30.5 (I think - it was a couple of yrs ago). Not surprisingly it fared much better with a ML transport than with the TEAC -- but was still wistling through the speakers.
Please note that the problem was the response balance. It was strange...

Thanks again Gregm

Which DAC did you end up getting?