18-Apr-2017, 07:54
Whilst the Aavik is a great unit it has been out for a while now (I first heard it at Munich in 2015) and I would be concerned that there might be an update coming round the corner. In particular there is no support for DSD or DXD which may be an issue for some particularly with all options offered by the likes of HQPlayer for upsampling and conversion. The newer C-300 pre amplifier offered by Aavik supports DSD X2 so this makes me wonder if the U-300 won't be updated soon.
With all that said the U-300 is an extremely capable and nicely designed machine.
Guillaume
With all that said the U-300 is an extremely capable and nicely designed machine.
Guillaume
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