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Do you guys have some suggestions? I'm not much of a headphone listener myself, preferring speaker setups, so I don't know as much about what's considered higher-end for headphones and headphone amps. The AKG K 702 seemed to be well liked over at Head-Fi, and the goal would be to use an amp that does not color the sound at all.

Just thought I'd post an update related to Can Jam. I will be bringing a CD player and MacBook for use as transports, a Channel Islands VPH-2 and Anthem TLP-1 as headphone pre-amps, and an AKG K 702 for the cans. If you can make it, bring whatever music or gear you'd like to try out with the D100.

I'm still waiting for my Dalek cake!

Thanks, Smeggy. Yep! For those of you who aren't secret agents, I'll be exhibiting at Can Jam 2009 on May 30-31. So if you happen to be in the Los Angeles area you can stop by to listen to the D100.

TONEAudio Magazine has just published their review of the Neko Audio D100, and awarded it one of their Exceptional Value Awards for 2009. "...the DAC to beat for reasonably priced digital excellence." - Jeff Dorgay, TONEAudio Magazine Read the full review.

I need to clarify my earlier post. The D100 does perform oversampling as part of its PCM1794A delta-sigma conversion. It does not perform oversampling prior to that for any sort of signal manipulation. Sorry for any confusion. BTW - Smeggy, did you actually make that cake?

When I was building the D100 none of the online U.S. distributors were carrying Wolfson.

Wolfson is, unfortunately, slightly harder to get ahold of in the United States because of their distribution chain. That may be one reason they aren't used as much. The WM8804 is the one component in the entire D100 that was difficult for me to get.

Thanks for the welcome. My last name is indeed Miaw, which can be pronounced just like a cat. I also have five cats, and Nami is the one who posed for the logo silhouette. It all comes together.

Hello. I'm the owner of Neko Audio and can answer any questions you might have. For those curious about the power supply, the unit uses ~1W while active. The D100 is also non-oversampling and non-upsampling. I'll also make an exception to the warranty as long as the lime serves double-duty as a cat helmet. Photographic evidence is required.