Agreed!! The fact is, no one has the "best"; there are just pros, cons and compromises. This is even more true, once loudspeakers and the room are added into the "best" equation. As such this thread's heading is a misnomer or perhaps meant to be facetious. Of course, the “EMM Labs DAC2X doesn’t...

My move out of the dCS ecosphere to EMM Labs' DV2, was prompted by contemplating the addition of dCS's outboard Rossini Clock to my Rossini DAC ($10,200), along with adding the "Apex" upgrade (new analogue board) to my Rossini. What gave me pause was the cost for both, which approached $20,000...

Interesting you mentioned Linn Klimax, the DSM was on my short list. However, it was crossed off the list, because its output wasn't sufficient to drive my monoblocks. But yes, the Linn Klimax DSM is getting rave reviews...

Before signing-up a couple of years ago, I dropped by the forum many times. Although I don't use headphones, I've found some great info here over the years and thought I would add my 2-cents about EMM and tell everyone about my DAC journey that actually began in 2006 with a Wavelength Audio Brick.

Hey gang, I just acquired a DV2 and NS1. Before taking that plunge, I auditioned the combo in my system, against my dCS Rossini (which is Ethernet connectable). As can be gleaned from my purchase, the DV2/NS1 combo beat my Rossini & its outboard clock. It should be noted that I used both the...