Aziz, this is really a step and expense I don't want to undergo, but feel somewhat compelled to do
First, this is going to likely be my one and only server/dac purchase
I don't HAVE to have the next best thing
If I can get "lucky" first time out, I'll sit back pretty pleased w myself
I really am not a computer audio natural
That's no exaggeration, there are Japanese WW2 fighter pilots lost on an isolated Pacific island that have more computer skills than me
The complexities of computer audio really make my blood run cold
This is exaggerated by the situation that my current $12.5k cdp is truly making some great sounds, on hallowed analog turf, and I'm actually miffed that the world has gone to dump physical media so comprehensively
Otoh, my genres of choice, prog and fusion, are actually still v well served by cd, reflected in a 23-cd boxset of King Crimson in the offing
But 2018 is the year this happens for me, I need to expand my musical universe on Tidal/Roon, and I'd like to get this choice right
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Interesting comment from you re maybe the Aurender being more organic, holistic, in effect more analog, than Antipodes
The HiFi-Advice review seemed to suggest the opposite
Btw, how many TB are standard on the DX, and how much for each extra TB?