Do you keep your EMM DAC 6e on?

I just find it runs very hot. Do you find it hot to the touch? It is not as hot as my Krell amplifier, but still hot. Sound is amazing. I don't know how anyone can listen to CDs after listening to SACD. The improvement is incredible. CD is very good but SACD is in another league. At least on the few SACDs I have. Vinyl is still as good as SACD but different. It depends on the recording. I wonder how anything can get much better.

The fan w. a switch sounds like a great idea. Less expensive than a/c. Considering I am in the Caribbean, maybe I should get a fan to blow on the equipment when not in use during the day. I wonder if it is necessary?

Thanks for all the advise.

I have been keeping the transport off as it gets hot as well although I didn't mention it. In fact the cds/ sacds get hot. The DAC I leave on & it gets hotter than the transport when just left on. It also is much hotter than the transport while everything is on & running. I am thinking of placing a fan next to everything & turning it on when not home. Leaving the a/c on when not at home will cost too much.

I still can't get over Mingus AH Um on SACD. Just listening again & again.

Anyone compare the APL modified SACD 1000 to the DCSD transport for sound quality? I am using the included Kimber for the transport & the Elrod 2 Signature for the 6e. Any alternate recommendations.

I am about to go back to my Audio Aero for comparison soon, but would just rather listen. Great sign.

As everything it needed to settle in.

Been busy ordering music. Using the rule that major equipment purchases must include major music purchases.
Also, SACD itself is the biggest improvement of all equipment changes. Well recorded CDs do well, but SACD is in the next league.

Here it goes. I have been doing a lot of listening. Hands down a great SACD is much better than any CD on the EMM or on my Audio Aero. But here is the twist, I find that on 60% of CDs the Audio Aero sounds better (or different) than the EMM. I want to listen more, but so far in my system that is what me & a few musician friends have found. It is confusing me. Also I don't want to keep the Audio Aero. This hobby is already too expensive, but after listening to SACD I can't live without it.

Yes the EMM is more detailed with better bass, but the midrange is missing something compared to the Audio Aero. Maybe it is the tube coloration or something else that I like but it is definitely better with the 4 CDs I used for comparison purposes. More to follow.

Frank,

Using the Elrod EPS-2S on the dac. I haven't tried playing with it but it is so much better than anything else I have used. The EMM does have better detail & bass. Just misses the Audio Aero presentation on CD. Interconnect are transparent ref w. mm. In SACD it is incredible. I would be done with the chase if SACD was the end. It is that good. CD is good sometimes better than the Audio Aero but more often not. I will be listening again tonight or tomorrow.

I am getting curious about the Reimyo. At least for the sake of comparison. I can't imagine it being better then the EMM in SACD vs CD. But it might better it in CD. It might be the tube output stage that is making the difference as well. That is what a lot of the new items hitting the market include if I am right. Aren't the APL, Remiyo & a few others are using tube output stages?

I will try to reach you today on the phone. I just ordered 100 SACDs