Anything wrong with PS Audio DirectStream DACs?

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.

The DS DAC takes 500 hours to break in. That's a chunk of time unless you are retired and listen to music all day. I wonder how many new buyers of the DS DAC just got impatient?

Mattnshilp,

If there is a 30-day money-back guarantee I don't think very many customers will be able to reach the 500-hour break-in limit in that short period of time.