Astrostar,
Take a look at this thread: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f6-dac-digital-analog-conversion/best-usb-spdif-converter-12904/index3.html
It's long, but worthwhile I think. Several posters heard several units side-by-side. Particularly, bhobba thinks the OR5 is best, while Elberoth believes the Audiophilleo with Pure Power is best, second by M2Tech full Evo stack and OR5. BTW look at Elberoth signature to understand his reference point: DCS Scarlatti.
A very knowledgeable poster on yet another forum mentioned these differences might be due to S/PDIF compatibility (or synergy) between the DAC being used and the converter. Maybe it is best to find other users with your same DAC and asked them what converter they use and why. Just a thought.
Myself, I will be buying an Audiophilleo 2 to pair with my Metrum Octave, and maybe later add the Pure Power option.
Happy new year!
Take a look at this thread: http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f6-dac-digital-analog-conversion/best-usb-spdif-converter-12904/index3.html
It's long, but worthwhile I think. Several posters heard several units side-by-side. Particularly, bhobba thinks the OR5 is best, while Elberoth believes the Audiophilleo with Pure Power is best, second by M2Tech full Evo stack and OR5. BTW look at Elberoth signature to understand his reference point: DCS Scarlatti.
A very knowledgeable poster on yet another forum mentioned these differences might be due to S/PDIF compatibility (or synergy) between the DAC being used and the converter. Maybe it is best to find other users with your same DAC and asked them what converter they use and why. Just a thought.
Myself, I will be buying an Audiophilleo 2 to pair with my Metrum Octave, and maybe later add the Pure Power option.
Happy new year!