Any experience with DAC/Upsampler?


Can anyone give any positive or negative info regarding some of the new DAC/upsamplers on the market. Is anyone producing a DAC/Upsampler with a remote volume control and balanced in/outs...
lshreve

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sorry, finger moving faster than the brain. CORRECTION: in order to upsample to 24/192 they use two AES/EBU digital connectors
One of the nice things about the dcs purcell and delius is that you can choose between four different decoding options (dither) and change the sound from a bit quicker and faster to a bit richer and warmer (from the remote even). It makes it easier to fit into more systems than a dac without such flexibility.
The dcs purcell will upsample to 24/192 if connected to the dcs delius or elgar, both these dacs have remote variable volume as well as balanced outputs, in order to upsample to 24/96, they use two AES/EBU digital connectors, one for each channel, upsampling to 24/96 only requires one digital connection. Both of these dacs also allow you to choose between four different dither options giving the listener slightly different sounding presentations. It is all technobabble until you hear it, but once you do, it will change your views on digital, as well as the sound of all the cd's you already own. Go out and listen to one and decide for yourself, take along an audiophile cd and one of lesser recorded quality. Have fun.