I am myself very interested in the ROSSINI to drive my BHSE tube amp + STax SR009 electrostatic set-up.
But, with the Stax SR009 that is already VERY detailed and sometimes a little too analytical, I really need a DAC that is not sounding Digital at all. I need to warm up a little the STAX to preserve musicality while providing all the micro details that the STAX can reproduce. So I wonder if the Rossini will meet that difficult goal ? Or may be a R2R/tube DAC will be a better alternative (TotalDAC D1-Tube ? Nagra HD DAC ? BRINKMANN Nyquist DAC ? Aries cera Kassandra ? ...)
Also, has someone compared the ROSSINI to the Esoteric K-03x (or K-01x) + G2 clock ? The new X series seems to have a much less digital sound than the previous versions ?
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Hi Bmichels,
If you are looking for non-analytical sound, be sure try the Chord Dave in addition to the TotalDac. Both are amazing.
I too find that DSD upsampling softens and makes the sound boring for all rock & blues, and some jazz. If you enjoy that kind of music, listen carefully