[reverendo]

  I think i may have a lemon. 3 and 4 seems to be fixed. haven't happened for a while now.

Have you updated the firmware? It makes quite a difference I hear, especially with older units that had problems with the CD Unit being pretty noisy.

 

[ShySugarDaddy]

  Have you updated the firmware? It makes quite a difference I hear, especially with older units that had problems with the CD Unit being pretty noisy.

Yup updated to the latest firmware. 
It rarely happens, so I think I could live with it.

 

[Argo Duck]

^ Hi just my opinion but I think you should get it restored to normal operation (under warranty). Even if you can live with it, you might want to sell it one day...

 

[drheadphone]

A lot of secondhand Cantatas for sale right now, which is a pity. It's still my favorite DAC. Not too long ago I added an Offramp 5 USB converter to bypass the Cantata's USB input, which I found average-sounding at best. The results were a revelation. I'm getting more presence in the mids, increased resolution (no pun) and a holographic soundstage that I never experienced through the USB input or CD player or any DAC period. I think this is the first DAC to give me the feeling of floating within the music. The Yggdrasil is the second. But Cantata gives me goosebumps almost every time; the Yggdrasil, not as much.

 

[saturdayboy]

A lot of secondhand Cantatas for sale right now, which is a pity. It's still my favorite DAC. Not too long ago I added an Offramp 5 USB converter to bypass the Cantata's USB input, which I found average-sounding at best. The results were a revelation. I'm getting more presence in the mids, increased resolution (no pun) and a holographic soundstage that I never experienced through the USB input or CD player or any DAC period. I think this is the first DAC to give me the feeling of floating within the music. The Yggdrasil is the second. But Cantata gives me goosebumps almost every time; the Yggdrasil, not as much.

The new Cantata 3.0 uses the same dac chip as the Yggy, and sounds spectacular!