I have even higher respect for the Bushmaster after tonight, when I played some FLAC files from a needle drop of a deck I know very well, one not a million miles different from mine, via my modified Logitech Touch into the BM. I compared it with the SACD played through my kilobuck Ayre player.

The news is that the FLAC and SACD were so very close to each other in sound and in tonality that I enjoyed them both equally. Now the Ayre is the best damned disc player I know and the only one to receive a Stereophile A+ rating. So what does that say for a £200 DAC? It says that it's almost at the pinnacle of accomplishment and simply outstanding at any price.