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The Young DAC units had to go back to the factory for a firmware issue. They should ship out at the end of next week. In the meantime I have hooked up my old Rega Planar 3 with Dynavector 10x5 cartridge and been rediscovering some vinyl. The sound is really quite good even from the amp's own MM Phon...

Not at all Fran! You are most welcome! I shall let you know when it is here :)

M2Tech Young Dac ordered. This will sort me out in a number of ways and still leaves option of connecting a transport. I am afraid I will need a Dac anyway even if I go with a dedicated player. This would be interesting to compare against John's offering and if I like his better, the Young will go b...

Ahh just had my facial hair rearranged ;)

Danish Jazz/Blues guitar man number one: Uffe Steen. And yes, he plays a righthand guitar upside down. And yes, he can play nearly as well with a normal lefthander. Look at some of his other videos while you are there, they wont disappoint.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a30ThNCrEek&feature=r...

I am currently using a Sennheiser 906 (606 will do fine) in front of my amp and a Shure SM57 in the back of an open combo amp. I use Digidesign sound card into Logic Express or Pro Tools LE with phase inverted on one track. The 906 will sound very good on its own, but the mic in the back really adds...

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Audiolincs referred me to www.emporiumhifi.com who has a LECTOR-CDP-7TL for 1750 sterling....

Thanks for your very kind offer John. Do you have a link with details of your dac? I was very impressed with your Hiface in Fran's system ;)

This one looks very interesting if I did go down the streaming route. Seems like a very advanced DAC only being limited by not accepting I2S connection. http://assets.head-fi.org/1/13/1316162f_Young-DAC-400px.jpg It also leaves room for modding (who said battery supply). :) I can return for a full r...

Will do! Thanks for the offer! Is there a name I should ask for if I ring?
Cheers,
Claus