Quote Originally Posted by theaudiohobby
RGA,

In the end, your last post brings us back to where we started, i.e. The Audio Note DAC is not transparent. Also, your comments about the filters, distortion etc is just so funny, you may think that you are making sense but all you are showing is your ignorance. When UHF bought a new reference player, they bought a Linn Unidisk , I think you should read their comments on the new digital formats.
Actually I think it is you who knows little about the cd format - the first cd players are very reminiscent of the AN DAC's - the ORIGINAL theory was best but they Sony/Phillips could not get it right. But you should know that right. UHF bought a $16,000.00 all in one player - your point is what. They said the AN system bettered their reference player. I would hope a player 5 times more expensive and from a great audio company like Linn would be better than a 5 year old discontinued bottom of the line AN DAC and Transport combination. They state no such thing - The AN is not what they want - an all in one player.

Not transparent - nothing is transparent - analytical the word is different from analytical the adjective associated with the luistening experience - no music should EVER "sound" subjectively analyticall or cold. Bob Neill reviewed the AN and a good Naim player. I trust him more than you.