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Dcs Vivaldi dac vs. Puccini

Hi all

I'm looking to upgrade my source and I'm pretty locked on dcs. I currently own Esoteric x05 as a transport together with bel canto dac3.5.
I'm partial between taking a dcs Puccini sacd player with the u-clock or staying with the esoteric as a transport and leap towards a Vivaldi dac.
Anyone compared the Puccini with Vivaldi ? Is the exxxxtra cash on Vivaldi justified?
Thanks in advance to all repliers
icorem
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jfrech
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I went from a Puccini/U Clock to a Scarlatti clock, trans and DAC. This is a substantial improvement from the Puccini/Uclock in most every area.

Used Scarlatti's are a great buy right now..
icorem OP
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Thanks.
Do you know whether the Scarlatti dac alone (without clock) will also work against Puccini ?
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jfrech
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Hi, I never tried that combo...but my (educated) guess here is yes. Plus you can always add pieces down the road...(The Scarlatti Clock now has a usb update like the u clock)

Vivaldi is still I am sure much better...plus supports even more hi rez formats...
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elberoth2
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Icorem - I went from Puccini to Puccini + Scarlatti DAC and that was a substantial improvement.
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