totaldac D1 server

[GuillaumeB]

... The MPD-only (without pre-loading) just seems to take things to another stratospheric level! I was perfectly happy with the previous versions which we incidentally used in our tests against AIR, the Aries, MiND 180 etc. ....

Thank you very much Guillaume for your answers.  

Could you summaries for me the outcome of your tests of TotalDAC Server v/s ARIES v/s Aurender ?  was there a clear winner in term of sound quality ?  and in term of player usability ?

thanks

I never tried the Aurender but many on here really rate it.

You can read the comparison in more detail here:

http://devialetchat.com/Thread-Mac-AIR-v...-d1-server

In short the totaldac d1 was the clear winner. 

Hoping to do more comparisons in a few weeks' time with the 3D Labs Nano Transport and the Melco N1A.

Guillaume