hank alrich wrote:

Please describe your take on the lack of top perfection (audiopile
terminology accepted here), and, have you any opinion on how the Alesis
HD24XR compares out of the box against the Radar convertors?

I dunno. When I compare what goes into the Radar, the top end comes out
a litte different than what went in. It's not harsher. If anything it
is a little softer. It's not grainy, though.

I have never used the Alesis box. But, I will say that the one wonderful
thing about the digital world is that if you have a piece of gear that has
a user interface that you like, you can match it with a set of converters
that you like.

Lastly, how much physical noise does a Radar make? It has fans and hard
drives in it.

It's really noisy. You need a machine room for it. But the ATR-100 is noisy
too (and maybe I should consider replacing the fan on mine).
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."