Meitner EMM DAC6e Redbook Performance

What about DCC2's preamp musicality? Has anyone just used the pre-amp function and connect to power amps, sans another pre-amp,unlike rgwrjs?

Or would u recommend using another quality pre-amp?

I have ordered both CDSD and DCC2...have been waiting for ever but will be getting them within a week. So excited?

there are more raves about redbook with this setup than SACD from what I've seen.

I have the DCC2/CDSD combo, and the redbook performance is nothing short of staggering. I've listened to top-flight players/DACS from Burmester, Audio Aero, Wadia, Arcam, and a few others, and the EMM stuff trumps them all in most parameters. I don't know if it's as good as it gets, but it's good enough for me. And it made me stop thinking about vinyl . . . finally.