I'm going to be upgrading my SACD playback soon.

I've taken an interest in this player. Looks like it offers native DSD, which is what I want.

More interested in that than getting 20 playback combinations from the Esoteric.

I realize this has digital input and no USB, but I dont currently give a damn about computer based playback, I like just grabbing a disc these days.

I doubt anyone has actually heard the thing, but I'm just asking if anyone sees anything that should make this instantly disqualified when only considering sound quality and build/design quality.

I dont know we can tell if the balanced output is done 'correctly' from the pics or not.

I don't know the merit of their ODNF circuit and if that would pertain to the above.

copy text from OAHN

Digital Converter & Analogue Output Stage .

• Dual-configured (monaural mode) PCM1792A manufactured by Texas Instruments are used for the Digital Analogue Converter (DAC), which has achieved an ultra-high signal-noise ratio/dynamic range (theoretical value: 132dB).

• The jitter reduction function is provided to decrease the jitter from the system clock (70 x 10–12 sec. or less, approx. 1/100 ps compared with conventional counterparts).

• For the analogue output section, the ODNF circuitry originally found in our high-end amplifiers has been introduced into a digital music player for the first time. LUXMAN have inserted the knife into the error detection amplifier section that is the keystone of the circuit, and Introduced 3-parallel differential input FET, which has achieved 1/10,000 level of distortion rate resulting in the major ODNF version upgrade to 3.0.

• The differential output of the DAC is fed to the ODNF circuit that has a fully differential balanced configuration (identically configured amplifier x 4 units) integrated in a discrete manner after I-V conversion, and drives the output amplifier in the next stage vigorously with low impedance.

• In the analog circuit, there is no independent output filter block, but band processing is gradually (primary filter x 3 pieces) implemented in the ODNF circuit. Therefore, higher resolution, natural analog waveforms can be reproduced.

• Stable and high inertia power is supplied from the audio-specific power transformer to each circuit through the regulator and block capacitor with a large capacity allocated to each circuit.

Was also kind of looking at the dCS puccini, but I dont think I want to bother with that dealer network when I can just get the Luxman from Todd out of state easy peasy.

Holy shit that's some rarefied air up there. I'm going to be adding a 3rd floor to my house and it may cost less than your recent purchases

Edited September 26, 201213 yr by Dreadhead

theres been some b.s. at my job this year, I've been kind of a workaholic zombie.

I've finally figured out that I have enough overtime coming to have a bit of fun.

It helps that I am pretty apathetic to just about everything else requiring the spending of money.

Don't know much about circuits, but that sure looks purty!

I don't know, man, I'd think about getting an Oppo and spending the rest on SACD's. No, wait, you already did that, too. Does NuForce still have their magical upgrade to the Oppo?