Lab 12

I ended up visiting Fidelis in Nashua NH.    Awesome store   They are the distributor for LAB 12.    I used several of their products while demoing the DAC 1.  Really good stuff !!!!  Build quality is excellent.   After spending a little while with the DAC 1,  I ended up buying one.  

Check out LAB 12 , excellent gear !

that isma cool looking device but the proprietary cables are expensive and that's probably why.  I would put my amp, preamp ,and dac on it at the least and the cables are $400 ea

The build quality is great , very tough industrial strength chassis.   Nice fit and finish on all products.   I was impressed by their whole line.   

Thanks !  I am really digging this DAC...  I let it "cook" all week  by essentially leaving it on with a 192k stream all week .   Finally got to try USB and it sounds really good.    I think I would have bought it even without a trade in, but that make it affordable.     I went a little overboard on audio so far this year so in the near future I will pair it with a better streamer.   

Definitely check out Fidelis if you are in the New England area it is worth the trip