Dodson MKll D, Levinson 360S, dCS Delius

I like the dCS Delius the most, but you would need to go with the Purcell as well. The Levinson is dated technology and probably will not be upgradeable. The Dodson is the way to go if money is tight.

The dCS has to have 3 digital cables if you buy the Purcell for 24/192 upsampling. The Dodson is a one piece unit. Make sure if you get the Dodson, that it is the absolute most current version. Call Ralph to verify before you buy it.

Good Luck!

Try to listen to all of them first. I think the Levinson deserves consideration.

I replaced my Muse model 2 with a ML 360S DAC. It provided a dramatic improvement in music quality/character. I don't have any experience with the dCS or Dodson. In addition to music quality, two things I really like about the 360S are all the inputs, and it's built in jitter rejection system, ie you can feed it a jittered signal, and the 360S DAC re-clocks it. Happy Hunting. Craig.