What it reminded me though was all the hackling and effort to make it play through the V90 DAC which for no apparent reason would not play. The V90 was quite good for $300, but of course it was missing the transparent strings, 3D imaging, and that analogue sound of the D1.

Yesterday I decided to compare my old computer setup with my D1. It took me a while to configure my NAS, but that was it. I was also getting tired of strange things happening: It would not play because I had two Media Players running at the same time, pops and clicks, my DAC did not always be the selected converter, cover art disappearing, Worrying about which is better WASAPI etc, which volume mode is better, etc etc, installing Fidelizer and whether to use 'audiophile or purist' mode, my MF V90 DAC sometimes not connecting for no reason, to buffer or not to buffer, play from memory or not, Which connection is better- USB optical or coaxial, which USB cable to buy ETC, ETC. When I decided to buy my D1 one of the reasons was so that I didn't have to log my laptop around. In his introduction he talks about trying to configure his computer with Media Center, and his frustrations in doing so. Before buying my D1 and had read this review by Maurice Jeffries.

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