Fantastic piece of equipment. Only thing I wish we could have is a remote to control it. Not an issue, but if it's possible, I'd pay for an accessory remote!

I was looking for a DAC that would cope with input primarily from a MacBook using Apple's Lossless music. Not only does the DacMagic 200M do this but it also has a Bluetooth facility (if I ever want to use my mobile as a source) and also a headphone amp which my system preamp doesn't have. I have now spent the past few weeks listening to as wide a variety of music as possible, not just to check out my choices but to enjoy the sound quality; Jazz, Classic Rock, Classical Orchestral and sometimes where possible, I have compared it to what I have on vinyl. The DacMagic is different from my vinyl sound but so is the CD player. However, tonight I started a bit of music browsing and picked the blues track "Tin Pan Alley" from "Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble". I was so impressed that I listened to it twice! The sound stage was superb with impressive guitar and drum transients and a really solid bass. I've only really experienced that kind of quality with some half-speed mastered vinyl recordings I have. It's still early days using the unit but it is unobtrusive, well laid out and has now given my hi-fi a modern versatility it didn't have until now. It more than compliments all the other sources I use and since I have experimented with the digital filters I've found that the 'slow' filter seems to work best with my set up, the sound stage is 'correct' if that makes any sense. Cambridge Audio was a respected company when I bought my Spendor BC1 speakers way back in the 80s; its nice to see that the tradition of quality audio is still continuing today especially as this new plus old combination has brought my separates right back to the future and made me very happy indeed.

Decided to upgrade my D/A convertor for a little project mixing/listening room due to it's ability to support MQA and 192kHz which has come in handy for Tidal and mixing (not sure when or where I'll be listening to 768kHz audio anytime soon but it's useful to have the capability; future proofing I guess). It's quite a punchy sounding amp, quite clear and precise and seems to pair well with the Dynaudio LYD 7's that I running so far. A feature I would find useful is if you could switch to the headphone stage on the source selector so you don't have to keep plugging and unplugging the headphone cable when you want to switch between those and the monitors. Can't really comment on the Bluetooth side of things as I haven't spent much time with that feature. Overall a great dac which I'd recommend. I think to upgrade from this, in a home studio environment, I think I'd need to start looking at the rack mounted D/A converters.

I’ve finally finished the wiring and the repositioning and finally I’m listening to MQA on the CX courtesy of the Dacmagic. It’s wonderful. I’ve listened to MQA Studio and DSD and the sound is very satisfying. The unit sits easily on the stack. The difference is satisfying. If you want MQA from your CX system - the Dav magic does it.