HI,
I HAVE A DODSON 217 MK II W/218 UPGRADES. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED THE PERFORMANCE.
BEFORE PURCHASING, I WAS CONSIDERING A ONE BOX UNIT, I WAS USING THE MUSICAL FIDELITY A3-24 DAC W/A THETA JADE TRANSPORT CONNECTED W/THETA DIGITAL IC, ENSEMBLE GIGAFLUX OR THE STEREOVOX HDVX.
READING THE WEISS MEDEA REVIEW IN STEREOPHILE, THE REVIEWER ALSO HAD ON HAND THE A3-24 DAC AND CONCLUDED THE MUSICAL FIDELITY WAS JUST AS GOOD AS THE MEDEA.
IN CONVERATIONS WITH A DEALER THAT CARRIED AUDIOMECCA, AUDIO AERO & METRONOME, HE USED A LISTENING PANEL TO COMPARE THE WEISS MEDEA (WHICH WAS ON LOAN), THE AUDIOMECCA MEPHISTO SE (LATEST UPGRADES), AUDIO AERO CAPITOLE & THEY CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO REAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEM THE AUDIOMECCA & THE WEISS MEDEA, THE AUDIO AERO WAS THIRD.
IN MY SYSTEM, THERE WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DODSON & THE MUSICAL FIDELITY, THE MF DAC WAS GRAINY, NOT AS DYNAMIC, BASS NOT NOT AS POWERFUL OR AS DETAILED, HARD TOP END, NO DEPTH, ETC, (GET THE PICTURE?).
IN MY OPINION, YOU CAN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THE DODSON
