Anything wrong with PS Audio DirectStream DACs?

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.

Mattnship,Your test of the PS Direct Stream was with the original firmware. The latest "Pikes Peak" is a very significant improvement over the original release. And Sabai makes a good point about the amount of time to break in.

But, I am sure that with extra money a better Dac can be obtained. It's just a matter of how much too spend. Myself, I was reaching financially to get the Direct Stream.

As the digital tech continues to advance I'm sure I will also advance. But until then the PS Direct Stream with the "Pikes Peak" firmware is very satisfying.