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Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD

Hi All.

Putting together a reference level system.
My Source is predominantly standard 16/44 played from a MacMini using iTunes and Amarra. Some of my music is purchased from iTunes and the rest is ripped from standard CD's.
For my tastes in music, my high def catalogues are still limited; so Redbook 16/44 will be my primary source for quite some time.

I'm not spending DCS or MSB money. But $15-20k retail is not out of the question.

Upsampling vs non-upsampling?
USB input vs SPDIF?

All opinions welcome.

And I know I need to hear them, but getting these ultra $$$ DAC's into your house for an audition ain't easy.

Looking for musical, emotional, engaging, accurate , with great dimension. Not looking for analytical and sterile.
mattnshilp
paul79
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Alex
Thanks for the link on the QA660. Very nice price! I find no mention of it supporting DSD though... Is this just not updated on their site yet?

Also, I am very interested in your new product, SDT-M. This looks very interesting! Do you have a projected release date? Also curious to your findings in comparison to your other player :)
melbguy1
1,438 posts
 
Steve, thanks for your input. It's not a simple equation!
mattnshilp OP
917 posts
 
Hi all, I'm in construction and would love opinions, suggestions, comments about my dedicated room build.

I'm posting on my Virtual System page. Please read and comment ASAP to let me know your thoughts. Room is being wired up in next 2 weeks and then rocked.
So changes now=easy. Changes after rock = hard and expensive.
mattnshilp OP
917 posts
 
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vaslt&1386218525&openflup&34&4#34
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Matt - Here are a couple of simple and inexpensive things for your power:

Have the electrician install plastic flexible conduit terminating to plastic boxes. Get black, white and green THHN 12 gauge wire and have them precut and twist the black and white together using one person holding one end of the wires and the other with the wires in a drill pulling against the other and then loosly wrap the green around the twisted-pair. Pull the wire through the plastic conduit using a fish-tape. then install good outlets like screw-connection Pass and Seymour. No need to get crazy with the outlets.

The plastic boxes and conduit does not restrict the electric fields and therefore does not restrict the dynamic current flows.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
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