altman attraction dac vs empiracle dac1 12s

Thanks Pardales, I've spent quite a bit of time with it now and think I like it better off. I hear a slight increase in resolution with it on but things are ever so slightly smoother with it off. Perhaps something is being masked, or there is a flaw somewhere else in my system, but particularly on vocals it sounds more natural to me with it off. String instruments a bit better with it on.

Sometimes this stuff drives me nuts, but I do like the DAC

Altmann claims he gets the best results with an optical input. He says no need for anything special with the JISCO circuit but at this early stage I think I prefer it with the JISCO off. I'm feeding mine wirelessly. iTunes - Airport Express - optical out to DAC. Works great. The off ramp would really drive up the total price.

I've never heard the other one but the Altmann is very good. Better then the Nixon Chibi I had but costs a lot more too. I hope to audition some of the other high end USBs to see which is best. I would like to hear the Cosecant and some of Empiricals offereings. Empirical has demo units if you put down a deposit but I don't know of any for Wavelength.

Thanks Steve,

My assesment has now changed. Since my last post I got a new set of Duos (check my system) with the Omega upgrade, brass stands and multiple 225 woofers. All the edge is gone. A really incredible transformation. The increase in resolution from the Jisco circuit now doesn't cause any adverse side effects. The Altmann, or should I say the whole system, now sounds incredible.