Anything wrong with PS Audio DirectStream DACs?

I have purchased many excellent products from those that bought the latest thing, tried it for a few days, didn't like the sound, and then sold.I feel alot of this was due to mismatched components, or no break in time,(I believe in break in, some don't). That's just my opinion.

I recently bought the DSD and did extensive comparison to my DAC2DSDse, both with and without an empirical audio offramp 5 in front of it, and I felt that the DSD conveyed considerably more musical information and better imaging, and that the offramp definitely mattered. I thine the DSD+Offramp is a sad combo.

PS Audio sold many Direct Stream units and as I recall there was a long waiting list.
Because so many units were sold, the more will eventually show up on the used market.

I also think PS sells their units at the initial prices to recoup there research and development cost.
Once that is complete, they start marking them down in price. However, that is just my opinion.

The firmware upgrades have been significant, and more are sure to come.

I will say this about PS Audio they do stand behind there products. I had a P10 power fail due to something I did, and they still fixed it for no charge.

With my Direct stream, I am using a iFi micro–USBPower and a iFi Purifier conditioner. Both of these items improve the sound quality and are relatively inexpensive.

Listen and decide for yourself. They have a money back guarantee. It has a mediocre usb input card, so keep that in mind if that is your Input of choice. I didn't try it with their spinner, which is probably your best bet.

Read my thread on absolute top tier dacs and take it for what it is. It's a great DAC, but I think there is better out there in that range. Especially pre-owned. Some owners are enthusiastic, others took advantage of their money back offer.

Whoops. I meant: . I think the DSD+Offramp is a great combo.