I tried Triton 7 with
-45wpc ultralinear integrated (RITA-880S)
-ESS-9018 DAC (Yulong D-18)
-Gustard U12
intense dynamics and slam
I tried comparing flac playback between:
-iphone 5 running VLC
-Mass Fidelity Relay (bluetooth)
vs
-Intel NUC running JR20
-Gustard+Yulong
Bluetooth was so inferior you'd have to chuckle. The extreme dynamics and deep blacks were gone. Think 192kbps mp3.
I also tried these:
1. Cambridge 540 coax fed by Gustard
2. Cambridge 540 analog fed by Mass Fidelity
3. Cambridge 540 coax fed by Mass Fidelity
with #1 easily sounding the best you might conclude that #3 would sound better than #2, but #3 was the worst
