DAC direct x 2. Comparing Adagio and D1 pitted €6’950 against €9’000. The fatter sum added RCA/XLR analog inputs. Some would opine that the COS remains the still sharper looker. But with Pavane/Adagio-era Metrum, that difference really has condensed to personal bias. Sonically, this was a rerun of the prior experiment, albeit with a narrower focus. Added weight no longer factored. This was all about the ultimate degree of audible space, of decays mapping recorded reflections and how that bestows higher contrast. Read More
