OK, I received my DirectStream DAC back from repair (so it would "hand shake" with the DirectStream transport and output DSD to the DAC), just before leaving for an extended vacation!
Now back home, I must say this combination is the best digital I've ever heard! Before vacation I just listened to my SACDs, most of them sounded very "analog" to me, excellent in every way.
The other night I played same "regular" CDs and my jaw just dropped with all the subtle sounds I'd never heard before coming from my speakers, from "regular" CDs.
This DirectStream DAC + DirectStream transport is the "cat's meow" of digital, in my opinion!
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McIntosh C2500 pre amp, MC452 power amp, Autonomic MMS-5A server, PS Audio P15 power plant, DirectStream DAC, DirectStream CD transport, Focal Sopra No2 speakers, JL Audio F113V2 sub woofers (2), Sennheiser HD800 headphones, Dell laptop iTunes/Tidal/Roon, Wireworld cabling
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