The Aries Cerat Kassandra Limited Edition DAC used for your tests has an AD1865 ADC chip. It is an 18-bit part. This means that any and all data sent to the Kassandra Limited Edition DAC is converted to no more than 18-bits at it's analog output. Since this is not an audio standard I am...
Mark sold Audio Systems a few years ago. They changed their name and by looking at their web site are now into home automation and commercial installs. If you look further north Origin HiFi has some really nice showrooms/gear and have been hosting monthly meetings.
Great question! The DAC took over a year to develop and is a main contributor to the high sound quality, but the highlight is just the overall ease of the music. It just envelops you.
The listening room has been finished for a year but it needed more speaker to fill the space. I figured I would start off the New Year with some new speakers. I am happy with the results. Now to listen!
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Fan less music server running Foobar. Intel motherboard with optimized Windows XP...