... I'm just a bit concerned about the battery. Originally purchased as travel/headphone amp but my local dealer decided to order a few to check out so when I went to pick it up he had another one connected to his macbook pro driving VTL / Wilson Sashas. Was amazing just how good it was .... you'd be hard pressed to find something better sounding under $2k.
I got it connected to my system (mac mini running amarra, Cary Cinema 12 Processor, Cary Cinema 5 amp, and Joseph Audio speakers). The Cary's DAC is pretty solid ... but this doesn seem to provide a bit more detail than the Cary's buillt in Burr Brown DAC. Unfortunately , no way to remotely turn on and off so I may just use it for critical listening. I'll check with chord on battery life, etc. since I'd love to just leave it connected but don't want to ruin the battery so it's still good to use for travel.