Is Burmester 232 worth the price?

The real question is what sounds better. The burm in the house or the burm in the merc?

Actually I did audition a more expensive Cambridge audio unit but the wiim sounded better so I kept it. Like I said, I trust my ears first and foremost.

It’s fine to trust your ears, but your Wiim is far beneath your system and although you may like the sound now you won’t know how much better it can be until you try something better, and there is far, far better out there.  I’d suggest trying a better DAC with the Wiim first to start to hear what’s possible.  For perspective, if I had your amp/speakers I’d have a streamer and DAC totaling in the $10k range so they’d be more inline with the sound/quality of your other components.  In audio, the chain is only as strong as the weakest link and everything matters, and in your system the Wiim is a glaring weak link and is significantly holding back the performance of your system whether you recognize it or not.  But I’ve only been at this for 40+ years so what the hell do I know?  I’m just trying to help you here and pretty sure others will largely echo what I’m saying, but do with this what you will.

@soix is, in my humble opinion, giving you good advice. Obviously, entirely up to you and I’m happy you are pleased with your purchase. I think it’s true that to get the full value from the very fine component you purchased, your other primary components need to be at least close to the same tier. I think for a DAC That would do your rig justice you likely need to Cross the $5000 threshold. As I suggested in a previous post, I think the Burmester DAC Module might be the optimum solution.

When I bought my 808 Marc five preamplifier, I already had a very competent phono stage- not ultra level, but pretty good. The burmester module for my preamp ran circles around it in ways that I would not have expected. Something about the synergy, shorter signal path, etc. 

unfortunately, this stuff is painfully expensive, and there is also a school of thought h it doesn’t matter, but I’m guessing you could get a home audition of some comparable equipment and judge for yourself. At any rate, congratulations on a great purchase and good luck.

@soix Actually I don't disagree with you. My setup is still in the works. Can you recommend a DAC model? I can start researching it.

@soix @kerrybh  Called the Burnester dealer and the 232 DAC is now $10,000. Was $8800 2 days ago. I can still get it bur it's internal. Someone will have to install it. I don't know if I like someone opening up a brand new unit