The Altmann gear is not "snake oil" - try it and see. I'd personally stick an Altmann UPCI in first (rather than the Jisco) as that will inject a new clock right at the DAC input (ie after the cable). I use the Jisco followed by the UPCI but that's over your budget.
First and foremost, with $500 to spend I'd try and get a new DAC since that is largely responsible (95%+) for what you hear compared to your CDP. After you have a DAC that basically sounds good you can try the icing on the cake (eg coax vs toslink, PSU, Altmann etc etc. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... ...SB3+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39810 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
