@berti For some reason I can’t message you directly from your profile. Would you mind sending me a PM regarding your findings with BP vs Meitner? Which Meitner DAC did you own? How old? How would you characterize the two sounds? I have an Emm labs/Meitner that I am trying to replace and any thoughts on yours compared to BP would be much appreciated. I personally find the emm labs to sound really good but it is limited by sampling rate. To me it seems a bit bright and thin but I wonder if it is my speakers or the DAC. Thank you in advance if you would be willing to share your thoughts in a PM.
Downside to R2R Ladder DACs?
A sales person I generally trust told me to steer clear of used R2R DACs, since their reliance on high precision resistors causes them to sound best when new, and degrade fairly quickly. It seems reasonable; have others had any experience with this?