Hi Rez
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The day I herd this amp way back at a NY meet,
I knew in my gut that this was the absolute best amp I ever herd(!)
.. and that was under the worst conditions with source I did not recognize,
BUT, I herd it thru my own headphones..
At the time I had a w3000anv and I have to admit it transformed it from great into just astonishing performance.
I then proceeded to try this amp with the LCD X and same result, it made it top notch.
I think this with a Nad51 dac would be "end game"
One day I will get this amp..
I first heard it at last year's Denver meet. I knew both ASR and Justin would bring it.
I wasn't terribly impressed using my LCD-3 with Justin's OPPO as the source. I preferred my QB-9 (MB Pro) and Pico Power. Near the end of the day I asked if I could bring my QB-9 - MB Pro - cables over and use them with Justin's GS-X MK2. I ordered the amp the next week. Justin also took a listen - his first comment was that he couldn't believe folks could say the LCD-3 wasn't detailed enough. Justin bought a QB-9 DSD - I think he had it in about 3 months. Almost 12 months for me and counting. No worries here though - I'm fine just to be in the queue for the GS-X MK2. Guessing Christmas comes during the summer this year.
Similar experience with ASR's Plinius CDP -> GS-X MK2. I preferred my QB-9 (MB Pro) and Pico Power. So did ASR.
IMO source matters....