dCS Purcell/Delius vs. WADIA 27ix

One feature that the dCS has going for it is upsampling to DSD with the latest Purcell/Delius. Also, the dCS Grieg transport will play regular cd's and sacd's.

When using the Grieg with the Delius (or Purcell/Delius combo) the clock output of the Delius can be used to synch to the other pieces. This greatly reduces jitter and offers a great improvement in sound.

In my opinion the DCS combo is the winner,but not by much.The Wadia is also excellent.Either way you win.

I owned the Wadia 27ix and used it with a Levinson 31.5 transport. I replaced the Wadia with a dCS Purcell/Elgar. The first DAC I owned was a Wadia 2000 so I can say I have always appreciated the sound and build quality of the Wadia. But the Elgar simply gave me more of what the Wadia 27ix did; lower noise floor, superior dynamics, better resolution of microdynamics, and more tonal variety in the lower octaves. I was also influenced by the financial problems Wadia was experiencing at the time (~3 years ago). Frankly, you can't go wrong with either IMHO.