Burson Audio DA-160 USB DAC and Headphone Amp

Srajan Ebaen has posted a review of the Burson Audio DA-160 USB DAC and headphone amplifier ($950) at 6moons. His conclusion:

Who is the DA-160 for? That appropriate question is best answered with a counter question. Would you rather listen to an affordable analogue or digital source? If your idea of a better time is a $1.000 turntable over a like-priced CD/DVD player or PC audio setup, the Burson belongs on your list. Steve Marsh on staff is far from in a hurry for example to join the streaming audio jet set. His analogue bend is looking for qualities he as yet hasn't encountered sufficiently. While Steve's own system needs should be beyond what the DA-160 offers, I'm quite certain he'd heartily recommend the Burson to an acquaintance in a less ambitious/earlier audiophile stage who for whatever reason couldn't be bothered to get into vinyl. Also, entry-level systems often err on the side of boom-tizz to be in dire need of material substance (what audio lingo calls body). Where hyper-rez converters would merely exasperate the issues for a lean thin hard needling sound, Burson's DA-160 should make for quite the injection of not adrenaline but antidote. So know what ails you. That determines your poison. That and the size of your wallet. By now it should be clear how the DA-160 fits that bill…

You can read the full review here.