Monarchy audio DIP vs high end transport

You cannot compare GDL to X10D since those two components have a completly different purpose.

GDL is a jitter killer.

X10D is an analogue buffer.

Elberoth, can you expound what improvements i might hear with the genesis as opposed to a tweaked X10D.

If you like the DIP, you should try the Genesis Digital lens. It is even better. Actually, it is a lot better.

Genesis Lens + el chapo Yamaha DVD via ToSLink cable sounded better than my Theta Data II transport on his own !

Theta transport + GDL sounded even better, but the difference wasn't that big (but it was better).

I have also tried Theta TLC, but have limited success with it.

I use a DIP 48/96 with my transports. I use it now with a computer as a transport..talking about analog sounding. The addition of a NON OS Dac really tops it off! No digital fatigue with this combo. I prefer it to the non upsampling versions which also work very well, just not quite as smooth in my system as the upsampler.

I use a modified DIP between my audionote DAC 3.1 and cdt2 transport and would never use that combination without it. I have always used a dip betweeen the very many dacs and transports i have had in my possession. It brings a natural 'analogue' like warmth to the overall sound each and very time. I have now upgraded all the caps inside it and this makes a moderate further improvement overall again, and of course the power cord is very important also in getting the best out of it.

I had an older DIP Super Drive along with a 22B DAC and it did work well with a lesser transport but with a SFT1, which has an excellent clock, the DIP became more of a filter.

Hope my brother-in-law likes his Christmas present.