NEW Musical Fidelity DAC

The new MF DAC sounds quite good and gives alot of performance for the money. It still isn't as good as a $3500 single box unit (Linn Ikemi, Krell KAV-280cd, Meridian 508/24) but for the price it gets awfully close. If you have an older CD player that you don't want to replace but want a more open, spacious sound I'd definately recommend checking this unit out.

Hey Blackie, what does it retail for?
Does it have volume control?

No volume control, multiple upsampling frequencies, coaxial and optical inputs ( no balanced ) and lists for $1195.

I have to admit, i REALLY wish that they would have had someone other than "Mr Tellig" review it. This is not to say that i don't like reading his column, enjoy his style, etc... I just don't feel comfortable with reviewers covering dozens of products from the same manufacturer and all of them getting raves ( Class A ) or near raves ( Class B ). I'm not even near the lake or ocean yet something smells fishy on this one. Kind of like reading an Audio Research review that Robert Harley writes. You already know the outcome... Sean
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Are you all talking about the A324? It lists for $1195 and is reviewed by Sam Tellig in the April issue of Stereophile.

I think it retails for around $1200. It is pretty basic, no volume control just a switch on the back to go from 96k to 192k.