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Auralic vs Aurender
Easy: Auralic. Reason: better software.  
Radio stations for Jazz....
I like quite a lothttps://www.jazzradio.comI love their selection in smoothvocals 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
uhmm I'm look for a, high quality monitor (for my office=small room), I was tempted by the Revel M126B but the Persona B can be better if I get it used/ex-demo. However, the size of the latter is bigger and placement in a small  room might be an i... 
Auralic vega G1 vs ifi i DSD pro
Vega G1 has superior software, which is something important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bO1RHX3LuQ 
Looking at Brooklyn DAC+ or possibly Supremo
interesting, according to the specs the supremo has discrete analog output, while the Brooklyn uses cheap opamps. As well, I see two transformers in the supreme. However, the ESS chip in the supreme is older (ESS9018) although double.   In short, ... 
Aqua DAC
@fast,probably not exactly addressing your questions. But, in comment's section there is a post by Christiaan Punter (hifi-advice.com) which might help you, with something on  Aqua commented. http://www.hifi-advice.com/blog/review/digital-reviews/... 
PS Audio uber dac
@pwhinson , from all what I've read the Metrum Pavane is fantastic. People describe it as vinyl sound. Seemingly it has all, micro dynamics, separation of instruments, soundstage, tone and timbre spot on. Basically what one would expect from a gre... 
DAC/Streamers Under 10k - Mytek, PS Audio...
@4425 did you have the opportunity to compare the Manhattan 2 with other DACs arquitectures, such as PS Directsteam no chip,  some  R2R model  as the Metrum Pavane, or multibit Shiit Dac's?. I ask because many people say  ESS sabre chips based DAC... 
Upgrade to AMR DP-777 SE or look elsewhere
@in_shore thanks for your amazing  comments, sharing a lot of valuable first hand experience.  Yes, the second hand value of Directstream is very low, but  official prices are always ridiculous in this business and I thought it was something norma... 
Upgrade to AMR DP-777 SE or look elsewhere
@in_shore ,I'd love to listen to these DACs in my system, however that's not possible for me, as to  most of the people in this hobby. However, just based in my readings,  no real auditioning,  I find difficult to believe that Yggy is better than ... 
Upgrade to AMR DP-777 SE or look elsewhere
@fsonicsmith , the usb module of the DP-777 SE is seriously outdated. Now, we can buy a usb gen 5 -> coax converter relatively cheap, as the schit Eitr, or x-matrix spdif-2 more expensive with more features.  The BNC  input of the DP-777  is  p... 
Luxman L-550AX
Steve, thanks a lot for sharing your experience. My main interest in the 550AII version is that it is much cheaper than the 550AX here in Europe. You are lucky with prices in US, here in Europe taxes make these imports almost no affordable. Sever... 
Living Voice for Shindo?
I can't believe I can have a contribution :-)I listened to the OBX-R2 and OBX-RW at Living Voice headquarters in Long Eaton. Needless the attention they gave me was exquisite. So, I encourage anyone interested to give them a visit, very very good ... 
Auraliti PK100
Same here. An e-mail sent, zero answers. With Fritz speakers happened me the same. Well, a prospective e-mail looks a good to avoid mistakes. 
Any opinions on the AMR Digital Processor 777 Dac?
if you understand Germanhttp://audio-life.nl/sites/default/files/recensies/amr-dp-777-review-stereoplay.pdf