Article: Review | Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference Series 3

[One and a half]

7 hours ago, EvilTed said:

I don’t have a lot of experience with high end DACs, but I own an SME 30/2 turntable + SME V with mono crystal wiring and Koetsu

 

Nice one, keep it. I have returned to vinyl after 40 + years without. It's a welcome change to see something moving other than pixels.

 

 

7 hours ago, EvilTed said:

 

The Lumin X1 needs a lot of break-in.

I’ve  been running mine 24/7 since receiving it on March 5th and its starting to sing now.

Personally I prefer native PCM over upsample, but maybe I’m alone in that opinion.

 

You're not alone! HQpPlayer is the king of upsampling, various methods depended on what type of material was being played. It was all too much of a bother, and hassle. Music played at the format's sample rate is pretty darn good, been like that for years now . 😄

Enjoy the X1!