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In Reply to: RE: I'm all for PS Audio's new DAC to be able to improve on Burmester,... posted by Sunya on February 04, 2009 at 12:30:04
Absolutely. Preferably a unit with a variable output of 8 volts. The Burmester 001 is 5 years old and an upgrade is in order.
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My thanks to Sunya, Jovy and everyone else for their input. For your information, the 001 has a built-in active preamp with adjustable gain up to 8 volts in balanced mode which I use to directly drive a pair of Linn Klimax 500 Monoblocks. Please click on inmate systems under K for a breakdown of my main system, Again my thanks. Anxiously awaiting the marketing of the PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC. I would prefer the DCS Elgar but the price is prohibitive at this time.
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Kenneth, other options would be the Berkeley Alpha DAC, the Wadia models and the MSB models with the volume modules installed. The PWD, the Berkeley and the Wadias employ a digital volume control, but with upsampling and when listening to 24 bit material I don't think there would be any resolution loosing problems.
Also, check the Prism Orpheus multichannel AD/DA, it has a volume knob assignable to any or all the analogue outputs.
http://www.berkeleyaudiodesign.com/index.html
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/Berkeley-Audio-Design-Alpha-DAC-Review
http://www.wadia.com/products/decoding/
http://www.msbtech.com/products/productsHome.php
http://www.prismsound.com/music_recording/products_subs/orpheus/orpheus_home.php#surround
The Elgar you would have to buy used because it was discontinued when the Scarlatti line was introduced.
Have been advised that the DCS Scarlatti is not compatible with my existing PS Audio "multiwave" power regenerator and a preowned Elgar/Elgar + would be a better choice. Currently researching all other mentioned DAC's. Thanks for all your help.
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