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Hi Chris On hdtracks.com I found "Mari Kodama" in 24bit/88kHz also available on SACD. I am using a SACD-Player and I am happy with it. So, what you think about the quality, regarding this hi-res download connected with the Berkeley Audio Design DAC? My opinion is, that the original SACD "DSD" must be the better option. For SACD owner it doesn't make sense to download such music, when the master is a SACD, or? For people without a SACD-Player I understand to download it. I can't wait about the soon coming Denon DVD-A1UDCI which plays SACD, DVD-Audio and Blu-Ray. Maybe the best multi-player on the market. I just want a fresh and fast DAC, like the wadias in the past which plays old HDCD Discs as well. And who knows, the DVD-A1UDCI will make a good job. Daniel

Hi Jeff You are right, the mac mini looks nice and noble. I would like to control it with a remote controller, like sonos. Do you have some informations about that? The mac mini is okay, but without a display only. My question was: How big is the different, when I play a CD with a transport by AES/EBU to the DAC7 instead the usb-input? That's for me the most important thing. What do you think about the Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC? Daniel

Hello Eloise For me it's absolute coherent that I can not connect a harddisk to the DAC7. By the way I am a system engineer :-P It seems that I have to look for a Music System like Naim or Linn or wait. The DAC7 will play with an AES/EBU connection well, I guess. The question ist, how big the different is, between a regular cd-transport and uncompressed audio with a PC. Daniel

Hello David Yes, there is a reason regarding not use a PC with the DAC. What do you think about it, does it look nice to have a PC in your living room around your hifi/high-end system? At the moment I am listening with my Denon SACD Player which was really "cheap", for HDCD CD's I use a Theta 18-Bit DAC, old style, for HDCD only. What do you think about the Naim HDX, maybe this is the future. Wadia/Krell/dCS will explode my moneybad. Regards, Daniel

Hi Folks Of course, Audio Research know, how to make fine High-End for music lovers. So my questions: Is it better to connect the DAC7 with a Audio System/NAS instead of a regular cd-transport (coax, aes/ebu)? Which Audio Systems/NAS do have an usb-out for the DAC7? When I play my music from a harddisk, of course uncompressed does the usb-out support 24-bit / 192kHz? I do not want to connect the DAC7 with a PC! Thanks! Regards, Daniel