Is the EMM DAC6e or DCC2 /CDSD the best out there?

Is this the best digital front end ever?

What about

Reiymo CDP 777?
dCS gear?
Audio Aero Prestige?

Any other contenders?

iujona10-29-2005 10:33pm

essentialaudio Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,147 posts 10-29-2005 at 11:44pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Please search the archived messages here. This topic has been covered many times, with no clear consensus. I urge you to audition several in your own system and trust your ears, not what you might read online.
jtinn Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,123 posts 10-30-2005 at 01:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It is the best I have heard on both CD and SACD. My status is obvious, but those who know me, know I am adamant that I have not heard better.
iujona OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 30 posts 10-30-2005 at 02:37am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete How am I going to audition all of them in my system? Are you going to give me the money? Truth is, most of us can only go on the reviews and comment of others as a starting point.
szutinglee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 91 posts 10-30-2005 at 02:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete i would add zanden, esoteric, meridian, spectral, and 47 laboratory (PiTracer).
aplhifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 515 posts 10-30-2005 at 02:25am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My experience is the same as Jtinn's.