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Ideas for my next DAC....?
Do people even bother to read the original post anymore ? Obviously, very few do. It's hard to take this forum seriously. 
Any Empirical Audio Synchro Mesh users out there?
@tfl303 According to their website the Dynamo power supply upgrade is $799.  
What is the preferred cartrige mm or mc and why
@gillatgh You still need to do your homework 
What is the preferred cartrige mm or mc and why
@gillatgh You need to do your homework 
Delta Sigma DACs
@shadorne Then why do R2R DACs sound better than Delta Sigma? 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
@gdhal Ethernet renderers, as audioengr refers to, are the way to go. 
Benchmark DAC1 or Ah Reference Tjoeb 4000
@yyzsantabarbara Your reply was only 11+ years too late 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
   At $9000, the Ayre QX-5 Twenty is an outright bargain 
Firewire immune to jitter?
What shadorne says. It's unnecessary to purchase additional gear that's been hawked here. 
PS Audio DAC output
What is the make and model of your integrated amp? What happens when you don't bypass the pre--is the sound still "aggressive and fatiguing"? 
DAC for 2016 MacBook Pro
@ randy-11 better ask Schiit My Schiit Gungnir Multibit handles inputs up to 24/192, and not just 16/44. 
I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :)
The PWDII uses  the Wolfson 8742 DAC chip 
PS Audio PWT and PWD MK II--recent acquisiton
 2.0.2 and 2.03 firmware are not compatible with later PWDII builds  such as mine and most likely yours too.  
DAC for 2016 MacBook Pro
Schiit DACs are Redbook only AFAIK Schiit DACs are NOT Redbook only. 
PS Audio PWT and PWD MK II--recent acquisiton
Reinstall the firmware. If you're not using the Bridge, try another firmware version (2.4.5, for example). I once had distortion issues that were remedied by simply reinstalling firmware.