Kal, Thanks for the pointer. I was not familiar with Illusonic; now I see you reviewed it in 2014. Seems too expensive for me, which makes one more datum telling me a cost-effective setup will probably involve a computer. The data are getting pretty hard to ignore, but for some reason, I keep resisting. Maybe I need "Acourate for Dummies."
I liked the DEQX, too, even without calibrating it, but the clanking relays were a deal-breaker. It also was enormously irritating that the instructions are opaque, and DEQX charges the user for help setting up a $5000 piece. Still, I thought the DAC was one of the best I've heard.
(BTW, I'm the same Mike who lived in NC and had a pair of Revel Ultima Studios.)
djwhog, Thanks for your suggestion. I notice that Sanders uses the DBX Venu360 in their top-end system. It's cheap enough to experiment with. My impression is that it has only analog outs; in other words, you have to use the built-in DACs. Is that right?
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