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Did the DAC's arrive?
Any new word, Bill? Is DHL out for delivery?
Mine is up and running and I am quite pleased. Bill - Thanks so much for letting me stop by and pick up the unit after hours. The first tracks I played were from Diana Krall (various CDs), and I immediately noticed improvements from my prev DAC, In comparison, the EE is open and airy, and subtle passages show greater detail. The unit looks fantastic and appears to be very well built. Also, the small size is great as it fits perfectly on the shelf next to the SB3. The controls are very tight and have a quality feel when operated. The LED lights are visible in a well lighted room, and yet not too bright when the room is dark (a complaint I have had with many prior audio components, including the EE CDP). One complaint is the on/off button - you need to push it in firmly or it turns off again when you retract our finger. It also plays both music and movie DVDs (prev DAC did not), which is great news for me as I recently purchased the new Oppo BDP-83 and did not opt for the SE version. Since I am only using two channels for my HT, the EE DAC eliminates the need to upgrade to the SE, nearly paying for itself on day one.
Will the unit work when feeding SACD or Bluray through it? This is the limitation of my PS Audio DLIII DAC.
I was able to play all of the sample tracks on the BD demo disk, including DTS HD, and Dolby TrueHD.
How did you connect the BD player to the DAC?
Oppo -> OpticalSB3 -> CoaxGreatly simplifies my config as well. Wish I had a 3rd connector for the cable box.I will be giving the USB connector a try with my Mac Mini in the future.
The first tracks I played were from Diana Krall (various CDs), and I immediately noticed improvements from my prev DAC...
John151....Which DAC would that be ? Thanks....
I was just curious as to how you managed to tap the hi-rez audio content to the DAC sans an HDMI interface. Maybe I got it all wrong.