Just a note .. had the opportunity to talk to one of the Arcam head designers at RMAF in 2014 and asked this very question. He simply replied that they were aware of the aftermarket product(s) and claims, and said "do you think we would build this level of a DAC w/o addressing this issues of power input?" He really suggested saving my money (the one I was looking at was 400-) and some time upgrading to the FMJ 333 which I see has been becoming more affordable of late.
That is were I am looking.
I can say upgrading my SPDIF cable to Geistnote 75 Ω S/PDIF (RCA) Apogee Cable .5m (39-?) was a very reasonable upgrade over my AQ 1m VDX.
That is were I am looking.
I can say upgrading my SPDIF cable to Geistnote 75 Ω S/PDIF (RCA) Apogee Cable .5m (39-?) was a very reasonable upgrade over my AQ 1m VDX.