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Hi. Are there any other Jeff Rowland Aeris DAC users out there? I traded my Berkeley Alpha 2 DAC 7 months ago on Jeff's CES show unit. It took several hundred hours to open up and perhaps will need 1000 hours to reach full red wine ripeness. Thus far it proves to be magically holographic, organic, musical, with impressive low frequency abilities. Depending on the source material, images float within a very wide, deep and vertically impressive sound field. Depth is excellent and there is no hint a digital grain, harshness or digital artifact.
Compared to the Alpha 2 DAC the Rowland is a richer, more full bodied, and more 3-D in its manner. The Alpha 2 was simply less musical and a less well-rounded player.
I wonder if other find the Aeris better fed directly to a power amp sans pre amp? I have used mine thus so and find it a flatter, harder sounding DAC by a good margin. I my case w/ the JRDG Chorus pre, Rowland 625 & Revel Salon 2 , the Aeris is a silky DAC w/ music lovers in mind.
Question: Footers for the DAC? I have it sitting on a 3" maple block resting on a vert stout built in book case (2"x 6" framing w/ plywood back and hard wood shelfs. Nordost Sort cones vs Sill Points or....
Thanks for your input.
Compared to the Alpha 2 DAC the Rowland is a richer, more full bodied, and more 3-D in its manner. The Alpha 2 was simply less musical and a less well-rounded player.
I wonder if other find the Aeris better fed directly to a power amp sans pre amp? I have used mine thus so and find it a flatter, harder sounding DAC by a good margin. I my case w/ the JRDG Chorus pre, Rowland 625 & Revel Salon 2 , the Aeris is a silky DAC w/ music lovers in mind.
Question: Footers for the DAC? I have it sitting on a 3" maple block resting on a vert stout built in book case (2"x 6" framing w/ plywood back and hard wood shelfs. Nordost Sort cones vs Sill Points or....
Thanks for your input.