PS Audio Direct Stream

Ok, listened to the DSD with the Aria music server. Flat out sensational. If I didn't know my way around computers the way I do (not boasting, I am a software developer) I would probably buy an Aria. If I were shopping for a dac, I would most likely pick up a PS Audio DSD. As it stands, my AMR DP777 is still doing the duty :)

Audiofun, how does the stock DP777 compare to the PSA DSD?

Well, mine hasn't been stock for a while and I have not had them side by side but I can say the DSD is the only dac (aside from the DCS Vivaldi stack) which put me in mind of the AMR. From what I have been told (by a reliable source) the SE version of the AMR is a good deal better than the current version and that is saying quite a bit as even my analog rig does not embarrass my DP :) hope that helps.

The DP was not in the same league as the DS DAC.

Sabai: I can only speak for me and not objectively for everyone; at this point, I would say the DP is better but the DSD has not been fully run-in. I do have Duelend VSF Black output caps installed in my unit and while they are better than the original OEM Mundorf (I believe they are Mundorf) caps it is not a world of better, just a refinement which I still found worth the cost of entry. I have heard nothing yet which would cause me to move my DP. As I have stated even next to my analog rig, the DP holds on pretty well. SP10MK3/Kuzma 4 point/MC Anna and AMR PH77 Phono Stage being fed by a PS Audio P600.

I will post once I have heard the DSD fully run in and my AMR should be up to SE status later this month.