+1, and especially if hooked to a preamp. i have a modded art di/o in my bedroom setup, and both a modded art di/o and a topping e70 (earlier iteration, w/dual ak 4497eq chips. both have gotten stellar reviews, the topping more recently, of course. i'm certainly happy w/both.
there's a few folk on a local-to-me f/b audio page i've recommended this dac to, (as well as even less expensive smsl d6 and do100 dacs), who believe you have to spend >$2k for a really good dac. or at least $1k, certainly.
doug s.
I was checking that out the other day. Let us know how it sounds. If you could hook it up as a Pre for a bit, I would be more interested.
I too would am interested in your impressions, especially if hooked to a preamp.
Thanks, John