Anybody compared A26 to some hiend DACs?

I use PUR about 4-5 months now. Indeed very nice capacitors closer to CC MR/CMR in terms of level of detail and timber but with greater smoothness. No sharp edge as MR for e.g. Soundstage wide and deep. Great improvement from CC CSA but needs many more hours to fully settle then any other...

You're wrong. I was first ;)

Expected price tag $ 1,350 excluding duty and VAT

Gustard is releasing new R2R DAC http://erji.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2266481

Gustard X20? Of course it will

But S3 has DSD64 & DSD128 on USB & I2S I've own S2 and limit is indeed to FLAC 192. You should have new R2R DAC in it and less limitation as I have.

Could you tell more about this comparison? I assumed that Terminator will be way better DAC.

Copper ones yes, they brilliant. But the cheap MKP nothing impressing, comparable with SCR or JB Premium.

Definitely go for Alumen. Very saturated sound with lots of detail. It sounds so natural. Worth to try. Also WEET WMH sounds really good. Same aluminum ones.

I never followed until last couple weeks ago I started when one guy told me to connect caps on tweeter other way then suggested (if currently I hear slice to much high freq with the caps I have). I tried and I heard small but clear difference. So from now on I pay attention to that.

Small difference for some could be big difference for other. It's so subjective and system dependent...

Well, I am still watching thread :) I'm actually wondering is it big difference between S3 and La Scala? But can't answer your question.

In my opinion Jupiter Copper is a way better as bypass cap than Duelund ones.

Anyone tried to make RJ45-HDMI cable for I2S and connect with USB Bridge like Singxer or Gustard U16?

Anybody ever listen bookshelf version of Opera Callas? Any words, comparison to other? I have 20sq m and worrying isn't to small for that room?

Fuse protects against over current (short circuit) not over voltage.

Maybe the proper would be to get rid of this long chain and just buy hiend DAC ;)

Xmos does those click. I had same when use SU-1 witch X20. Then when I switched to U16 + X20 clicks gone

Sentence has no logic as every input (except I2S) is internally connected with I2S. So all about DDC connected to I2S versus other inputs implementation...

When use AES there is double conversion to I2S anyway :D

That's different story so. You have nice speakers, you should pair it with much better DAC than low budget ;)

Is it good for X26 or bad for Terminator?..

Run it for 300h first and don't listen at all. Then compare with other DACs. Other way it make no sense.

I used google translate and I am not sure did I get this right...Is this saying Gustard X26 is better then Terminator?