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Thank you for the inputs, guys! Very much appreciated. Yeah, there's probably no such device in the market at the moment. I thought I would just ask in case I miss something out there. I'd ran through two handful of DACs over the past years, and finally found something I really like so was hoping not to swap again ...yet. LinQ is an excellent device, just a bummer that it doesn't have an USB output option.

@yamamoto2002 Thanks for sharing the insight. My goal is to take the Dual AES out from Aqua LinQ into the DD and convert the digital signal to USB out into my USB DAC so I can transfer high res DSD digital signal (DSD128, DSD256, DSD512) into my USB DAC.

Curious if anyone know of any quality digital to digital convertor that can take Dual AES inputs and convert to USB output to go into a DAC? I've been looking around but it might be something that doesn't exist? I want to use "it" on the Aqua LinQ which has dual AES output to go into a USB DAC. Thanks in advance for any insight!

Hi Chris regardless of the tremendous price gap, curious on how you feel this T+A DAC 200 stacks up to the new Linn Klimax DSM (in terms of sound quality only) which you also gave a very high? Thanks

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I'm interested. PM'ed. Thanks

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Hi, I'm interested. Thanks.

Hi Paul, May I ask how old is your Harbeth P3ESRs? And if it's the 40th Anniversary edition? Best of luck with your family! Best wishes, Richard

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Hi, I'm interested in the Jcat Lan & mojo module if still available. PM sent. Thx

This could be "system dependent" but from my own experience in my system and another friend's system, I'm aligned with limniscate. The sms200ultra seems to be quite better (keeping power supply & everything else constant). Another important aspect for me (as a customer) is I received far better customer services and support from SOtM than from Sonore, even when I'm located here in the US.

Thanks @sandyk. That's right, I forgot about those eSata enclosure which I'll look into. I'm using the HDD on an Intel NUC, and I believe it's board provided hard drive power is 5V (for 2.5" HDD) only.

True, and I think you are correct that these use switching regulators. However, I don't see any other way to power a 3.5" HDD without using an hdd enclosure which always convert into USB out. Or is there an alternate option out there?