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News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
@jafant Yet not bought any equipment. Unfortunately my server / renderer (Mac mini 2011) is dying and my priority is to find a replacement. I am testing a Lampizator Gulfstream 2 (it is really a Gulfstream 1.5) The sound improvement is notorious ... 
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
@hifi1967 Thank you very much.  
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
@yyzsantabarbara  Waiting for your impressions on your new Onyx SACD transport coupled with your DACs  
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
Yes, I use an Oppo 203 / 205 clone (where I live commonly known as Chinopppo) but I rely on the knowledge of other person to make the ripping. There are many forums where there are explanations on how to do that, but as I said, that is not for me.  
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
@jsalerno277  @mikelavigne  Thank you. I appreciate your help as well as all the other comments.  
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
@jsalerno277  My objective is as easy (or as dificultt) as getting a similar quality when playing bought DSD files and DSD files ripped from a SACD (perhaps I do not correctly the ripping but for sure  that is not my path) The only real compariso... 
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
First, thank you all for your answers and suggestions. Some of them request or need more information from my side, here it is: My DAC: Lampizator Golden Atlantic: it is a previous version of the present Atlantic TRP, made with better components ... 
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
@richardbrand  It is a Golden Atlantic. You are right: it has not HDMI input. It has coaxial, BNC and optical besides the USB input, the actually used.  
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
@mikelavigne  @westcoastaudiophile  Thank you both    
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
Thank you. I know what you say about the Scarlet Book but I have heard of various devices able to "circumvent" it, although not very reliable ones. I have found a reference to the Onyx Zenith XTS20manufactured by Shanling as said by @gita  Accor... 
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
My DAC accepts and process DSD signals from the server, why do you say that it will not process a DSD signal coming from a disc player?  
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
Thank you. As far as I know the PS Audio DACs delivery DSD only to PS Audio equipment.  I’ll se if the ShanLing has an output with “free” DSD delivery  
News help choosing a SACD Player / transport
It seems trata I hace not made myself clear: what I want is a SACD player or transport able to deliver the DSD signal to my DAC. What I have found until now are SACD players that deliver only PCM when you take the signal towards a DAC other than ... 
Local network HiRes storage and player
@tutonunez  :Please, could you go deeper into the differences you find among NVMe SSD’s?  
Unusual countries for audio gear
Wadax and Kroma forma Spain