I guess I got lucky. About a month ago, I won an auction here for a Duet and a (stock) PS Audio Digital Link 3. Since I got them together, I didn't really listen to the Duet analog outs; pretty much went straight through the DAC. All I can say is wow. ;) My cdp is a Music Hall CD25.2 with Underwood level 2 mods. Last January, I upgraded my Von Schweikert speakers from VR-4JRs to VR-4SR MkIIs. The latter have a pretty hot top end. The DAC tamed the digital harshness so now everything is listenable (wasn't the case before) and what was good before is now great. (I'm still very tempted to send it to Cullen for a Stage 3 mod.)
The Duet is pretty cool. I'm using EAC to rip my CDs to FLAC on my laptop. Prolly will get an external USB drive for backup.
When the novelty wears off, I'll compare the Duet analog out to the cdp to the Duet through the DAC and note differences.
Actually I've already done cdp vs. DAC and all I could do was shake my head back and forth at how nicely the DAC sounded.
The Duet is pretty cool. I'm using EAC to rip my CDs to FLAC on my laptop. Prolly will get an external USB drive for backup.
When the novelty wears off, I'll compare the Duet analog out to the cdp to the Duet through the DAC and note differences.
Actually I've already done cdp vs. DAC and all I could do was shake my head back and forth at how nicely the DAC sounded.