You're going deep by going to the DCS forum - so much going on there. But TBH the forum being so vibrant is a very good reason to feel good about going with Bartok (or Rossini)... so many people there for troubleshooting and I've found DCS staff there very helpful and responsive as well. I...

I had both for a while as I was trying to decide between the two and optimize availability for Roon integration. I ended up going with Tidal just on their price changes, the fact that more albums tended to show up on Roon. I did like the value-add of Qobuz and the curation is definitely better...

…and the Darko video posted a few days ago is pretty consistent with my views on it as well.

Been away for a while but I’m still thrilled with this player. And the DAC is good enough that I’ve migrated to using it as my primary that I connect my streaming system to as well. It’s all making me start to covet the potential to look at some of the Esoteric line some day.

I received one a few days ago, to revisit CDs and still have a capable DAC for streaming. Early impressions… very solidly built unit, CDs sound really great, USB interface connects seamlessly to my computer and ipad. Headphone amp is surprisingly powerful… I’m waiting for a Bliss but the 701 is...