Just get the SGM Extreme and call it a day, lol.

Local files from a NAS--all FLAC or high-res.

My friend and I just compared the Bartok to the Ayre QX-5 Twenty. We both preferred the Bartok. It's noticeably quieter. We compared on the ethernet input. Yes, I know that the Ayre QX-5 Twenty sounds better on the USB input. We will compare Ayre QX-5 Twenty USB with SOtM tX-USB Ultra versus...

I don't think so. I know the song well enough to know there's no distortion in the track.

I heard the Hugo TT2 and MScaler on some Audeze LCD-4 and was stunned to hear distortion on Adele's Hello. I did have the volume around 6 or 7 on the TT2. I don't know if it was a fluke or what.

I just got my Yggy2 and will compare to the DENAFRIPS Terminator on Friday after I let the Yggy settle.

I just received notification today that my upgrade is complete and is on its way back. I shipped it in around the first or second week of September. Schiit emailed me confirming receipt on 9/18.

I just compared the Yggy Analog1 to the Terminator and strongly prefer the Terminator. Is it worth the extra cost? That's hard to decide. I'm sending in my Yggy next week for the Analog2 upgrade and will compare again.

No, not even close to the same thing. The AQ Niagara is, I believe, a power conditioner. The Paul Hynes SR7 is a linear power supply.

It sure does. I waited for over a year for my SR7. It's some cable that Jim Weil recommended. The good thing is that we could directly compare his normal wiring and outlet to the 6 gauge with Weil outlet. The difference was noticeable.

I haven't heard the DENAFRIPS yet in my system. I got the Ref6 used for $9k.

I used to be into headphones but now am mainly a speaker listener. I was listening to the three DACs on my friend's modded Sennheiser 800 on a Cavalli Liquid Gold Amp with ZENith Mk. II SE music server to a SOtM tX-USB Ultra. The tX-USB Ultra was powered by a Paul Hynes SR-4 LPS. The SOtM...

DENAFRIPS Terminator I was blind-tested among the three DACs

I heard it against an Ayre QX-8 and iFI iDSD and thought it sounded tilted. It's not neutral-sounding. It's heavy on the low end.

3-4 days in my experience.