Thanks, Martin. That gives me a clearer picture.
As it happens, I've one of those Z-Sys units sitting in my closet now.
I'm using a Classé CP-800, but I'm always interested in DSP units that might make an improvement without overly complicating my system or breaking the bank. I think DSP is an important direction for audio, and we are close to the time when the slight hardening that often occurs with DSP will go away.
They are not directly comparable to the Accuphase, but it's interesting to see several DSP preamps newly emerged: the Anthem STR, DSPeaker X4, and miniDSP SHD series. And Classé's update is (we hope) available next year. It is very difficult to compare these units at home or find anyone who has, though I hope to try at least 2 or 3 of them at some point.
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