I've had an RME ADI-2. Nice DAC, but not top notch. Its far behind the brilliant Transporter. I've never heard the Duet, so I cannot comment on its sound, but it wouldn't amaze me at all if the Duet is at least as good as, if not better, than your ADI-2....
The dropouts are a typical clock synch problem, indicating that the DAC and the source are not using the same clock source. -- StigErik ------------------------------------------------------------------------ StigErik's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16340 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48679 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles