dcs sound

While I think the dCS Elgar is an excellent piece, ultimately my preference in my system was and still is the Audio Logic 2400. I felt the AL to be more alive sounding and dimensional, the Elgar a little restrained in comparison. You're really talking about personal biases here, though, all of the units mentioned in this thread offer superior sound. However, I think the Purcell is the best upsampler/filter combination/whatever you want to call it I've heard and the best improvement to 16/44 CD out there right now. I can listen to Cds without it, but I can't get near the musical and emotional involvement that I get with it in my system. I have and greatly enjoy vinyl and SACD, and the Purcell makes CD much more competitive with those setups, particularly with respect to harmonics, dynamics and reduced harshness at higher listening levels. I've had mine for a year and a half and don't ever regret getting it.

After re-reading my post, I noticed I may have not been entirely clear. I recently sold my dCS gear to pay for a home remodeling project. I had every intention of replacing the dCS stuff in September with another Purcell and delius, until I heard the Audiomeca. I have listened to the Dodson, dCS, Levinson Reference, Wadia, etc. and the Audiomeca topped them all. Everything else sounded thin and distorted until I heard the Mephisto and Enkianthus. I did not realize it until I actually listened to the Audiomeca. I really thought the other products were outstanding. This is truly the first digital combination that I have heard that rivals vinyl.

Pierre Lunet really know his stuff. It is my understanding the he designed the Golmund gear and saved his best work for his own line. The transport mechanism is his own proprietary design and is remarkable.

Before you go out and spend a ton of money, give it a listen. You will not be disappointed.

Must agree with Jtinn.Check out the Audiomeca.

Question for Jtinn, what kind of music do you primarily listen to? I'm going to check out the Audiomeca when I get a chance. The big difference I've heard in my dCS 972/Elgar compared to everything else I've heard including the Accuphase and the Burmeister, is the ability to unravel the sound of large scale orchestral works so that there is much more the impression of an orchestra playing Mahler or Stravinsky. I use a Sigtech and drive my monoblocks directly from the dCS so these difference are quite audible. Any comments?

the new elgar purcell upsamples to dsd also the elgar can play sacd right out of the box with their new transport. Does the audiomeca do this