Quote: That's the problem with these evaluations.  He might have had a small change in his sinuses that made him hear it a little differently that day.  Maybe his mood was a little different that gave him a different take on the sound.  People constantly contradict each other and often...

Bumpity bump freaking bump!!!!!!!!   I've wanted to know the answer to this question for a long time!  I have a dac connected to my HPA and also want an output to my desktop amp to power my speakers.  But I don't want to degrad the sound to my Soloist via my Silver Streak ICs.

Quote: THanks for the response.  I don't want to sound naggy or nitpicky, but your comparisons are vague at best.  Simply saying something is "very close" or "better", doesn't give me the sense that you are very analytical in your assessments.  I think it's great that you've been able to...

Quote: So are you saying that the Meridian, which is jack of all trades, usb amp/dac sounds as good as a 300 dollar dedicated DAC?  Can you tell me what desktop DACs specifically you compared to the Meridian and the differences you heard (what kind of music you used in comparing), the...

The Burson is in a completely different class than the Schiit...not even close.  Don't get me wrong, Schiit products are really good "for the money", but Burson Soloist is a really fine piece of audio equipment that you won't need to upgrade for maybe your lifetime.  Agaard is good step up from...