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Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
So true. Jon. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
So true. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
?????????????+1 anyway. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
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Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
+1Jon. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
"09-10-14: Audioengr...... What are you talking about? Where did you get your EE degree?Steve N.Empirical Audio""09-10-14: Almarg..... Where did you get your EE degree?BSEE Columbia UniversityMSEE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+ 33 years experie... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Should be ok, AL, as long as it isn't product touting. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
It's a shame that this thread has degenerated to product touting by a persistent small manufacturer. 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Agear,Agree. Even so, a comparative review of the latest state-of-the-art digital gear would make a good read on a lazy Sunday afternoon. :) 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Here's the link to Audiostream's review of the Overdrive ODSE + Power Supply + Final Drive + Short Blockhttp://www.audiostream.com/content/empirical-audio-overdrive-se-usb-dacpreReviewer's comments, comparing it to the Bricasti M1 :-"The Overdrive... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
That's the thing about digital. There is always something new and exciting just around the corner.And right now, at its price, the Berkeley Ref dac can't be beat as the current world reference. The price tag of $16k isn't eye-popping but the posit... 
Alternative to Bryston BDP-1 for a cheapskate?
Serge,Just rechecked and realised that I actually have 50+ albums now and am 2/3 of the way in terms of the drive capacity. No worries there, where scrolling of the albums and tracks on the panel display is concerned. But this downloading habit ha... 
Alternative to Bryston BDP-1 for a cheapskate?
The usb flash drive I use is 128G and I have so far loaded only about 30 hi-res albums and it is just 50% of capacity. While I am slowly filling up the drive. I still enjoy listening to my vast collection of redbook cd's and some sacd's via my Eso... 
Alternative to Bryston BDP-1 for a cheapskate?
Hi Serge,I only use the front panel display with the supplied remote. The display font size is big enough for me to read from my listening chair about 10 feet away.Jon. 
Best way to output hi res files to DAC?
Larrybou,I ma curious as to why the Wadia would upsample analog input signals too. It is always better to input digital signals for d-a coversion without another a-d coversion step. Maybe I am missing something here.I have also tried dsd and doubl...