The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history??

Did he bother to compare it to anything else?  I assume if it’s a typical TAS review he did not. 

I am sure it is an exceptional stack. It should set the bar higher for companies that produce that flavor of sound. This is good.

Looking at his reference equipment... it also is of similar nature, DarTZeel. This is excellent equipment if it suites your taste.

I am always really impressed by Wilson speakers as well as dCS. Both, particularly their high end stuff is amazing... but something I do not want to own. It is dry and incredibly detailed. It does a great job of what it is intended to do. 

So, for me. It is good to hear that a flagship product breaks new ground... I am sure it does. But I am always tempered by the fact much of this stuff is not of my taste. That tempers much of the articles for me.

I’m not prone to the hyperbole of a reviewer, or even an enthusiastic forum member. I recently read a review of a pink fuse on another forum that made it sound like THE most imporant piece of his system. Speakers, amps and source no longer matter.

But I did attend a private audition of the new Lampizator Horizon made to interface with the new Taiko audio server set up to bypass the bios in the processor. I felt like this is the next great step forward in audio.

This review doesn’t mention bypassing the bios does it?

Jerry

I’m sure it sounds very good. 

Uh reviewers gonna review?