New BADA DAC; DSD Debunked?

[anders]

Yes, Michael told me the same thing. That they burn in each unit and then hand tune them. This was very much the case when they were in Pacific Microsonics where each Model 2 was subjected to this, taking multiple days to get them out. Worse yet, it involved Keith Johnson's ears which made it awfully hard to sell the hardware business after we acquired the company.

Amir do you have anything to do with Pacific Microsonics, like support and such? I looked into it briefly in the past and saw there was someone posting on Gear Slutz that they were the support company for it. I asked Alon Wolf about using it at Munich and he said it remained the best digital he has ever heard.

 

[amirm]

Amir do you have anything to do with Pacific Microsonics, like support and such? I looked into it briefly in the past and saw there was someone posting on Gear Slutz that they were the support company for it. I asked Alon Wolf about using it at Munich and he said it remained the best digital he has ever heard.

We (Microsoft) acquired the company but our interest was the speaker correction and as a result, sold off the hardware business to Euphonix. They took on sales and support of the product. The reputation of their products were beyond approach although I know our own Bruce is not a fan.

 

[asindc]

She is old but reference quality when fed with the Berkeley or even Audiophilleo USB to AES/SPDIF converters. As an example, a couple of years ago I thought I had found a problem with the Berkeley Alpha USB bridge. When I reported it to Michael (at Berkeley), his immediate question was, "what DAC you are using?" When I said it was the ML 360S, there was release of concern with, "oh, that is a good DAC; the problem should not be there." That problem was operator error by the way .

I have managed to improve the fidelity of all but one DAC when driving them with these USB bridges. If you are looking for DAC tweaks, it is the best place to look.

That said, yes, I am a frugal person and have spent so much time with this DAC to get serious work and pleasure done that I am likely blind to what the latest DACs are and do .

An enthusiastic +1 to this. If you have an older DAC that you like and do not necessarily want to replace, a USB converter is a "must try."

 

[caesar]

Bump! Any fans have any opinions on this? Surely someone must have heard this.