Scott Nixon USBTD vs Wavelength Brick


I currently have a Scott Nixon usb dac, the jfet buffered version and was wondering what else was out there, not that the Nixon dac sounds bad or anything. Thanks.
orjazzm

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Morris:

Here is my comparison of the Cosecant and Crimson:

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=pcaudio&n=17085&highlight=crimson+dac&r=&session=

The Crimson is a very special product. I find it better sounding than my Esoteric UX-1 playing SACD or DVD-A.

I hope this info is helpful.

Steve

The Crimson has really changed the playback landscape for me. The tridoe tubes present the most beautiful midrange I have ever heard in digital. SACD and DVD-A for me are just not as musically statisfying as listening to CDs ripped to my MacBook Pro hard drive. And yes, I preferred the Crimson to high-rez on my system. Naturally, this could be more of a comment on my hardware than the formats.

I have given up on SACD and DVD-A given the lack of support of the big labels. This is a personal thing and not a comment on high-rez.

For now, the quality of the sound, and the ability to access hundreds of CDs on the computer has sold me on computer server audio.