totaldac D1 server

[GuillaumeB]

Looks like your having a happy day Guillaume!

This makes me think though, I remember reading that the 3D Labs Nano was maybe close to the performance of the Totaldac D1.  This I found tempting, although I could find very little information on the thing, let alone anywhere I could look at one or get a demo.  (other than maybe the hassle of a sale or return home demo)  I rate streamers as one of the hardest things at the moment to achieve any kind of sensible comparisons.  How does an Aurender XYZ sound vs NAD M-50 vs 3D Labs etc, I could list a dozen more.  Although Dialog, when it eventually released, will undoubtedly be 1000 times better than any of them.

However, from what you post above, the D1 with updated firmware is now somewhat superior to the D1 of old......    Can't be bad!

I think the 3D Labs Nano sounds very interesting indeed and if I were in the market for a streamer this would be very high up on my list.

As far as I know there is no UK distributor but then again I haven't contacted the company to enquire. Not too sure about support for streaming services either, I suppose this would come down to the UPnP controller you use and I don't know if it will work with the Linn OpenHome UPnP standard. With that said it has a very strong following across the channel with many having sold their Aries to get their hands on one.

I've actually got a Dialog on order so look forward to comparing it to the d1 server. When it arrives of course. 

But you make a good point there are literally dozens of options out there and so far I've only heard the MiND 180, Aries, Linn Sneaky DS and of course the d1. The ones I really want to hear are the Melco N1A (I understand a firmware update is imminent effectively turning out into a transport), the Aurenders (the X100 and W20), and the Request Audio The Beast even if it's silly money! Pedro at Absolute Sounds was raving about it last time I saw him. 

Guillaume