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@ Mani - Many thanks for setting this up! What a fun way to test. I thought your music selection was a fantastic test track to highlight differences. for me...it went in order of preference: B A C Thanks again and cheers! Mike

I have already discussed with Shane at Perla Audio, and they will be removing the 90db minimum...it was an oops. The Signature 50 is 100W/ch into 8 ohms. This should be no problem for an 86dB speaker, especially if you don't head-bang! Mike Audio Archon

Hello Chris - Berkeley has made some significant improvements to the analog side of the Reference Series 2. Have you had a chance to drive your amplifier(s) directly to see how optional a pre-amp has become in a single source system? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Mike Audio Archon

For anyone interested we have Weiss DAC2's in stock! Just shoot us an e-mail and we would be happy to help out! Thanks, Mike Audio Archon www.audioarchon.com

The one problem I feel with the review (especially in your comments comparing the Berkeley to Weiss Minerva)...is the Weiss is a "real" computer DAC with Firewire connections. The Berkeley is a stereo DAC. To me it is a bit of apples and oranges (only a bit).<br /> <br /> There is no doubt the Berkeley may be better than the Weiss, however since it is just a DAC that you are connecting via AES/EBU connection....there are many other DAC's that may outperform the Berkeley and have AES/EBU connections (Burmester, MBL, Acoustic Arts and EMM Labs to name a few).<br /> <br /> I was with you when you said the Weiss was best (I have never heard it, just that I see you are testing lots of "computer" DACS), but now when you include the Berkeley, this opens up a complete new game.<br /> <br /> I have nothing to do with any of the products mentioned....Only thinking out loud.....<br /> Mike<br /> Audio Archon<br /> <br /> <br />