Is the Monarchy DIP effective?


Considering buying a Monarchy DIP between a Sony 7700 dvd and a CAL Sigma 24/96 dac. Would I benefit using one and how much of a difference can I expect?
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Yes on breaking in. Mine needed 100 hrs. Sounded better after first 40. Very bad out of the box.
Actually it kind of depends. I had posted in another thread that my SB3 into Benchmark dac was not improved with the DIP 48/96 upsampler. I figured the Benchmark upsampled itself and the extra step not necessary (and cost, and cables, though I had one sitting around so no real investment). When I upgraded the Benchmark to the Berkeley, I tried the DIP 48/96 again and it was an obvious improvement. Soundstage became wider and deeper, more, much more, resolution. (it truly was night and day). I figured the Berkeley didn't upsample and the readout on the berkeley went from 44.1 to 96, not a bad thing as it was now being fed a 96k signal. I liked it so much that I upgraded the SB3 to the Touch, and then, a month later, the DIP to the Combo. Again, an improvement, probably due to the clock in the Combo. I think any improvement the DIP may afford is dependent on the dac it is going into; if the dac upsamples, the upsampler should probbaly not make an improvement, though I would be interested to see what Ozzy's experience may have been with the Combo.
Good luck Ozzy. Hope it works for you.

Rpssb, ot sure what a Monarchy 48 is; the 24/96 should go right before the dac.
Ozzy, I use the spidf from the touh into the combo and aes/ebu out to my dac. Sorry you didn;t experience the Combo's benefits.