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Went to CES this year to work on my transition to high Rez digital. I've heard many of the highly regarded players in my room or in others systems in the past. I'm actually very happy with my current cd based sound. As I listened to various DACS playing CD then high Rez, I was not bowled over. High rez was better, but only slightly so. The best (and most different) sound I heard happened to have one similarity. They were 2 non oversampling DACS with tube analog stages(Zanden and Ypsilon). These were without question the most natural sounding digital systems I heard at the show. They made CDsound miles ahead of high Rez. What gives?

PS: I understand the limitations of show auditions.
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4orreal
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If you care what is beating out the DCS Vivaldi, check the following urls. A single box against the four-box DCS.

http://www.audioexotics.hk/index.php?option=com_simplestforum&view=postlist&forumId=1&parentId=10845&topic=true&Itemid=

http://www.trinity-ed.de/typo/index.php?id=12&L=1
4orreal
91 posts
 
Iam not trying to hijack this thread, but a review of the Trinity Preamp was just posted and below the link. The reveiwer went craaaazy. I think the Trinity DAC, Preamp, and Phono are superb!

http://positive-feedback.com/Issue70/trinity_preamplifier.htm
4orreal
91 posts
 
Bhobba,
You are right. But would would you have bought that amp based on reviewes/raves? You bought it because you had the chance to hear it. I think irrespective of the reviews/raves, one owes it to aution/hear it for themselves before pulling the trigger. However, that is not always possible, so one will have to rely on reviews/user opinions and take a chance.
4orreal
91 posts
 
Bhobba,
Is the new "Lampi Level 7" going to be part of the shootout?
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