Romulus CD player--

Charles you are spot on.

I'm a disc spinner as well and have no desire to go with a computer based system, my tube player is so musical and engaging...

Grannyring, is your unit, aside form DSD, now "identical" to the Signature version? Aesthetix is selling the latter for 10K....that's 3k more than the standard version. When you say the bass is improved, do you mean deeper and tighter? Can you elaborate a little further on the sonic differences between the 2 versions? Any reason Duelund caps weren't chosen? I'm also looking to simplify with a one box solution.....not interested in computer audio.

Grannyring, I guess Lula wants to know if the Signature version is just as musical as the standard as sometimes when a component has very tight bass it may also have a little bit leaner overall balance.

Lula, when I say the bass is improved I mean compared to my Lampizator
4/4 with computer front end. All my sound quality statements were vs. the
Lampi/computer combo, not the Signature Romulus.

The Signature Romulus has a different digital board and the differences
are all centered around the DSD ability. My unit was upgraded by myself to
match or better what the Signature upgrade does to the analog board. I
installed Vishay resistors and 8 of the 4 uf Dynamicap outputs caps just like
the Signature.

Instead of using Dynamicaps in the coupling position as done on the
Signature mod I decided to use the new Jupiter copper foil caps which are
better and also more expensive. The upgrade replaces four .22uf Rel Caps.

All I can speak to is how this upgrade differs in performance vs. the stock
Romulus.

- increase resolution and air
- more extended highs
- improved imaging
- more micro detail emerge

The parts are still breaking in and I will report back in a while. The stock
unit is heaven and there is no need to change anything out, the above
improvements simply made the unit a little less dark sounding.....not day
and night. Once the parts and soldering are fully burned in I will report
back.

Hope this helps