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CD pcm to ................SACD dsd "Wish List"
MY FAVORITE THINGS, John ColtraneTHE KICK INSIDE, Kate BushSECOND CONTRIBUTION, Shawn PhillipsAFTER THE GOLDRUSH, Neil Young 
5 CD's on your current "permanent " rotation.
KOLN CONCERT, Keith JarretIVA BITTOVA, IVA BITTOVAMY FAVORITE THINGS, John ColtraneMIDNIGHT SUGAR, Yamamoto Tsuyoshi trioHYMNS OF THE 49th PARALELL, K.D. Lang 
CD pcm to ................SACD dsd "Wish List"
Atually to backtrack my post; with my EMM you don't have to, it does so automatically and the sound is incredible! 
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This is overdure......the "AUDIOGON OSCARS" 
Audio Research Ref 3 Opinions
Has anyone tried the REF3 with EMM LABS DCC2? 
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This is very helpful. You can look up these members and read their posts/answers to reap their vast knowledge and experience. 
SACD's to stay away from
Macdadtexas, do not give up on SACD. Stereophile recently revealed themselves that there was no differnce between the PCM/DSD Norah Jones. They called it a "ripoff"......unfortunately this and some other "bad" sacd's were mastered from the pcm mas... 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
Right on. Even Mr.EMM himself from the land of OZ connects directly. You would think that he of all people would have a few xtra preamps lying around to fiddle with....maybe he's trying to save electricity to pay for those behmoth speakers of his. 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
Thom_y. A tubed DCC2, as you suggest, could be magical.The merits of an AUXILIARY tubed preamp connected to the DCC2 over an INTEGRATED SS preamp-dac (and all the benifits it should logically bestow) is the essence of this thread. A review of many... 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
Gladstone, interesting suggestion. What is the sound effect of a TUBED AMP with solid state preamp compared to a TUBED PREAMP with solid state amp? or both tubed? 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
Where is JTINN when we need him? (he was everywhere when he didn't get his equipment.........after about half a year heh,heh).Springbok10, no dispute over the differences simply which one is the truer representation? Logically speaking, with the I... 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
Springbok10,I'm with you %100 on your assesement of the two listening situtations and am glad to have you authenticate my own experience. Which is the more accurate is what I had to decide for myself. 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
Springbok10,I cannot dispute your claim as I have experienced the same myself, with my tube preamp.Are you using the CDSD transport? If not you may find that it's a whole different equation. 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
Oh, I forgot to mention that I am using a tube amp in the mix ARC VT100 MKIII. The mix to me is just right. 
Anybody tried EMM DCC2 into preamp?
JTINN will tell you that I told him the same thing with my DCC2 and NAGRA PL-L tube preamp.That is until I let the DCC2 break in and got the CDSD. I agree that tubes gave slightly more of that "air" but at the expense of pure transparency,detail a...