Is the EMM DAC6e or DCC2 /CDSD the best out there?

Stanhifi, the DACs in my "latest toy" see constant 5.4MHz bit rate regardless of the format played. The output of the DACs looks like a perfect analog wave form, even with 44.1KHz/16bit regular CD.

I am sure that you will not believe a word from what I say, but let me re-assure you that your vinyl setup will be embarrassed on A-B test. There is some audiophile Vinyl and also CD, SACD and DVD-A recorded from the same analog master. We can always use those for the test.

As suggested above, EMM Labs gear will also give you vinyl a REALLY hard time as it is, reportedly, very close sounding to almost $85K (or more) cost no object vinyl setup, especially with SACD.

I think it is time for you to audition before throwing out blind statements.

Regards,
Alex

Elberoth2...well I guess we just disagree on what we respecitvely heard. (...) EMM to me has far more "openess" and sense of air around the instruments...and that is what I like about it.

Henry, that is EXACTLY what I have said before:

To my ears it is the EMM that was a resolution and openess champ. (...) The EMM was almost "too open" for it's own good, his midrange lacked body and texture compared to latest dCS offerings.

:-)

I don't want to embarrass the good doctor. People that spend exhorbitant amounts of money on bits and bytes have egos that won't allow them to really believe what they hear. Money can buy a nice car; it doesn’t mean you’re a good driver. Money can buy a nice house; it doesn’t mean you’re a good neighbor. Money can buy stylish eyeglasses; it doesn’t mean you have good eyes. Now here’s the point: Money can buy great audio components; it doesn’t mean you have a good ear. I hope that helps.
Secondly it would be fruitless to hear that system unless there was an analog source in it to definitively crush the EMM. And even then, egos get in the way.

Stan, that was 'ad hominem'. thus unwarranted. Please avoid.

Aplhifi
Measurements and numbers mean nothing. Have you ever heard a loudspeaker with a perfectly flat (on paper) frequency response? Sounds like sh** right?

Secondly if measurements are your criterion for superiority then solid state components would sound better than vacuum tubes right?

You should read Philip Richard Newell's "Studio Monitoring Design: a personal view" in which he states":

"The combination of(human) brain and ear have an awesome ability to resolve fine detail, orders of magnitude beyond our best measuring equipment"

Perhaps this will help you better understand that your measurements are basically meaningless. The ears are the only true measuring devices.