I heard the Berkeley dac at a show, admittedly it was about three years ago, so it's maybe improved by now. It was in a room with Verity Audio Lohengrin speakers. I listened to one or two familiar tracks which I own and I found the sound veiled and unengaging. The rest of the audio equipment chain was not to blame as the turntable (A Schroeder setup) was absoutely spellbinding. Personally, I'll be shopping for a used high-end dac soon and the Berkely will not be on my list.
