robertb9933

Hello, Faced with the daunting task of transferring 2000+ CDs to iTunes/Hard Drive, I'm hoping an automated process exists. Perhaps some kind of carousel CD reader/player that could serially read and transfer the data to the computer's hard drive? The dream is to load up a 100+ carousel, instruct a program to sequentially download each disc to the hard drive, and leave the system to do its thing overnight. Searching the web has so far turned up little. Any advice would be very much appreciated. Regards, Rob

The ideal bottom line equates to having the two warring DACs at home, burned in, for extended auditioning, which is difficult (especially here in Sydney) and expensive given this would practically speaking mean buying both. But your opinions help - I can't help but speculate that the Berkeley Alpha is likely (soon?) to be superseded by a Beta, addressing concerns re the interface; and that the Wyred does indeed punch above its price point. Cheers.

Hi - Wondering if anyone has directly compared these? Hard to find a bad review of either, but haven't seen a true AB comparison. I've heard the Berkeley as a store demo and was impressed (comparison was against the onboard DAC in the top of range Electrocompaniet disc player); and I have Wyred amplification at home (where I feel it betters my previous more expensive components from Jadis and Audio Research) - so despite the price mismatch I was hoping to hear if anyone strongly favours one DAC over the other. Cheers.