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Stebro

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  1. The Hugo reviews sound good. Not sure where it is sold in the US but I emailed the distributor. One problem: the dealer where I recently bought the Auralic won't give me a refund--only a credit towards another brand he stocks (minus a "restocking fee.") So I either have to buy a brand he sells (Cary 100t or Naim V1) or sell the Auralic myself, assuming I decide not to keep it. My plan now is to continue burning in the Auralic and to borrow the Cary and possibly the Naim next Monday, do the comparison in my system and decide. The Auralic will have 2-300 hours by then. May not be totally burned in but that's all the time I have to return it. I haven't experimented yet with the Auralic adjustments for fear of getting further confused. By the way, I am a big fan of English equipmen and love the Naim Unitiserve t so maybe the Naim DAC wii be good. I'm open to any other suggestions.
  2. The Naim has USB inputs for a keyboard, memory stick, etc. Outputs are only coax and optical.
  3. I can't use USB--the Unitiserve doesn't have a USB output, so I'm using the coax. I don't have the Vega connected to a computer. I am using balanced outputs on the Vega into the LS22 preamp. I haven't set the Vega gain at 100. I've tried it at 70-80 and then used the LS22 to make further adjustments. I'll check that out. Thanks for the advice.
  4. I bought a Vega about ten days ago. It sounded great in the store. In my system, so far, it seems harsh, rough, hard. My system consists of Naim Unitiserve, Audio Research LS22 preamp, Audio Research VT 130SE amp and Proac Response 3.5 speakers. The Naim is connected to the Vega by coax cable (Nordost). I've been running the Vega night and day and it's now approaching 200 hours. Problem is that my dealer won't give me many more days to exchange it. I compared the Vega to an Arcam DAC (the $3100 one) and the Arcam sounded sweeter and less edgy. I may borrow a Cary 100t and/or a Naim V1 from the dealer for comparison. Unfortunately, I can't give the Vega too much more break in time unless I want to roll the dice and give up any chance to return it. Would appreciate any input, thoughts and advice. Thanks in advance.
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