I'm going to be in the market for a new DAC soon. The brands I am considering is dCS and Esoteric.
I've heard the Vivaldi a few times and always was super impressed at how natural and 3D it sounded. The Vivaldi stack is way beyond my means so I'm thinking of the Rossini. I run a music server so I'm not so interested in the transport, but I am considering that it might come in handy. It bothers me that it doesn't support SACD (since I have a fair number of them) but it's not a total deal breaker.
That said, I hear the Esoteric does support SACD and is supposed to sound very good. Is it in the same league as dCS - or at least Rossini level?
If anyone has experience with both these brands, I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks!
I've heard the Vivaldi a few times and always was super impressed at how natural and 3D it sounded. The Vivaldi stack is way beyond my means so I'm thinking of the Rossini. I run a music server so I'm not so interested in the transport, but I am considering that it might come in handy. It bothers me that it doesn't support SACD (since I have a fair number of them) but it's not a total deal breaker.
That said, I hear the Esoteric does support SACD and is supposed to sound very good. Is it in the same league as dCS - or at least Rossini level?
If anyone has experience with both these brands, I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks!