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altman attraction dac vs empiracle dac1 12s

Hi all,
I am considering jumping onto the usb dac bandwagon, I've recently upgraded my sytem apart from the digital source. I want to know if anyone has heard or auditioned the empiracle audio 12s benchmark dac 1 against the altman attraction dac. I will be using some sort of usb converter, probably empiracle audios offramp, but want the best quality sound.
My system: ASR emitter 1, jmlabs micro utopias be, arcam alpha
9 cdp.
Any info or suggestions will be very appreciated
thanks

Geof

dsgk74@yahoo.co.uk

09-25-06

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09-25-06 Altmann claims he gets the best results with an optical inpu ... Herman

10-10-06: Pardales
Herman, you may want to experiment with the JISCO. I find the sound better with it "on". It is not something you can easily judge "on the fly". You need to listen to half of a song you know very well with the JISCO off, and then listen to that same half a song with the JISCO on. They you can determine which you like more clearly.

At about $1500 (with the JISCO) the Attraction DAC is hard to beat without spending three times the price (maybe more). This is my experience. That said, I have not heard Emprical's new I2S set-up and do not doubt that it is excellent. I think Steve knows his stuff. I believe I saw him mention in another thread that 6MOON's will do a review of his I2S set-up very soon. Good luck,
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10-11-06 Thanks pardales, i've spent quite a bit of time with it now ... Herman

10-17-06 Herman - the jitter is undoubtedly lower with the jisco on b ... Audioengr

10-17-06 Thanks steve, my assesment has now changed. since my last p ... Herman

10-19-06: Pardales
Great news, Herman. Congrats!
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10-20-06 Herman - good for you. i occasionally get this result with ... Audioengr