Bill, I don't know much of the details of the Citipulse DAC other than that a friend has brought one over to my place during twice (during a local audio club meeting that I've hosted a couple of times), and both times I was very impressed with the sound. I'd put it in the same performance ballpark as the likes of the Benchmark in terms of all the things audiophiles like to talk about (imaging, soundstaging, etc)...but I prefer it to the Benchmark (I demoed the Benchmark for about 3 weeks a year ago and found it to be a bit too analytical and edgy in my system, whereas the Citipulse sounded warmer and more fluid).
I use a Zhaolu DAC2.0 in my office system (Zhaolu is available from the same website, although the 2.0 has been replaced by the 2.5...). The Citipulse is a step above the Zhaolu 2.0, and I don't know anyone who has compared it to the Zhaolu 2.5... -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32336 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
