I have apogee rosetta with firewire card. You really need Rosetta, if you use the both the AD and the DA conversion. If you dont want digitalise analog to your pc, you need not to buy the rosetta. I use it to record live concerts broadcasted by the local classical radio. According to Apogee, the smaller, half-priced dac is the same as the dac of the Rosetta. Rosetta is better than my earlier Mark Levinson 39 was, and in competition with any dac.
Lavry DA11 and Apogee Rosetta 200 users
Anybody have experience with either the Lavry DA11 or Apogee Rosetta 200 DACs, either being driven by CD transport or computer source? Would appreciate hearing from current owners on how they would describe the sound of the Lavry and Apogee DACs, what inputs they are using (USB, optical, S/PDIF, etc..) and what system the DACs are being used in.
Benchmark and Berkley Audio have successfully transitioned from Pro audio into high-end audio but seems like outfits like Lavry and Apogee remain primarily situated in pro audio world but have offerings that seem like they can easily transition into high-end audio realm like the products referred to in this thread. Plus their price points when compared to competing high-end audio DACs are relatively attractive. Any thoughts?
Benchmark and Berkley Audio have successfully transitioned from Pro audio into high-end audio but seems like outfits like Lavry and Apogee remain primarily situated in pro audio world but have offerings that seem like they can easily transition into high-end audio realm like the products referred to in this thread. Plus their price points when compared to competing high-end audio DACs are relatively attractive. Any thoughts?