Frontier1,
Did you end up replacing the EAR Acute 3? I also have this but wondered how the current DACs stack up to the EAR? The EAR 4 is really pricey, so not sure what to do. I really love the EAR tube sound though and don't want to go to high resolution digital at the expense of that analog-vinyl type sound of the EAR. But it is a bit old for a digital source component. Any updates?
Did you end up replacing the EAR Acute 3? I also have this but wondered how the current DACs stack up to the EAR? The EAR 4 is really pricey, so not sure what to do. I really love the EAR tube sound though and don't want to go to high resolution digital at the expense of that analog-vinyl type sound of the EAR. But it is a bit old for a digital source component. Any updates?