Scott Nixon USBTD vs Wavelength Brick

Wow! I didn't think this thread would yield this much information. Morris, your right about us being in the same boat, as I did not want to spend too much on a usb dac if the hi-rez formats would out perform it. Nice to know that the Crimson can compare to sacd/dvda.

Jc51373, I hope you didn't sell your Brick yet, I am very interested in your impressions on how it compares to the Cosecant.

Steve, you say you prefer the Crimson to hi-rez, was this also the case when you had the Cosecant? I have a few albums in both redbook and sacd/dvda and the hi-rez discs win hands down in everything, so it's hard for me to fathom that redbook could sound as good, thanks.

Jc51373, my system consists of Omega bipoles, Firstwatt F1, Modwright pre with the Scott Nixon usb dac and a denon 2900 as the sources. This is my first real speaker rig as I have been into headphones for a long time. All formats are played in stereo. Can't wait for the impressions, thanks.

Steve, I agree with you. I was pretty diehard about hi-rez myself, auditioned a few hi-end universal players but never pulled the trigger, but once I downloaded itunes and got a taste of how convenient it was, there was no turning back. However, you have to admit hi-rez has always sounded better than conventional redbook, despite it's lack of support, that's why I'm hoping the Cosecant can give me the fix I need.

You may be right, however I'd probably do the same as you and get the Cosecant anyway.