I did give it a serious try with the Esoteric N-01XD that I suspect may be the best DAC available. If not it's among the very very bests.
And, although the sound produced by the Esoteric in nice, in particular with DSD files, it is still no match with what I am getting with either Air over ethernet though a Melco S10P or - my current set up - the Mutec clocked by a Cybershaft OP21A-D. All based on Sunyata Omega digital interconnects.
Arguably the 2 options I compared the dac above are super optimized so the dac may have fare better vs more generic Devialet configurations.
And, although the sound produced by the Esoteric in nice, in particular with DSD files, it is still no match with what I am getting with either Air over ethernet though a Melco S10P or - my current set up - the Mutec clocked by a Cybershaft OP21A-D. All based on Sunyata Omega digital interconnects.
Arguably the 2 options I compared the dac above are super optimized so the dac may have fare better vs more generic Devialet configurations.
Room: Gik Acoustics | Vibration: Townshend pods | Power: Shunyata Omega XC + Everest + Sigma NR v2 + Sigma ground cables | Source: Mojo Audio DejaVu EVO linux server running Roon core (Raat) | Ethernet: Sonore Optical module + Melco S10P with dedicated LPS + Shunyata Omega Ethernet x 2| Synchronous: Mutec MC-3 + USB (Paul Hynes SR7T LPS) + Cybershaft OP21A (Shunyata Omega USB, AES/EBU, clock cables) | Dac/Pre/Amplification: Devialet D1000 Pro CI (Chord Sarum T RCA-RCA link) | Speakers: Chord Sarum T cables + Wilson Benesch Act One Evolution P1
