Quote Originally Posted by Photochromatic View Post

Setup
I listen mainly with headphones, so the headphone amp stage is of as much interest to me as the DAC itself.
The TC-7520 is connected via TOSLINK to a Mac Pro, set to 44k1, 24-bit output. I play mainly ALAC (lossless) files from iTunes, although there are some mp3 and AAC in there too, as well as a few higher resolution 96k-24bit WAV files. All of the ALAC is ripped by yours truly using MAX to get bit-perfect transfers. I'm mainly listening on Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones, which are very revealing and detailed (sometimes to a fault). I have others I sometimes use to see if what I am hearing is cans-related, but I know the M-50s really well.
Hi Richard,

Have you listened without cans? Would be interested in how the 7520 performs through your regular amp and speakers, what they are, and how you have the rest of your system set-up.

200 hours... ??? That's serious investment!! Has anyone else out there been enjoying their new toy for that long yet?

Btw, looks like Stan has just set-up another thread looking for feedback on the new DAC - probably worth posting a link to your excellent review on there too.

James