I conducted my tests printing mixes directly from my console's output, and also while doing direct conversions to digital from 1/2'' master tapes. However, at all sample- rates and in both PCM and DSD modes, the DA-3000 sounds very neutral what goes in comes back out relatively unchanged.
Given this discrepancy between converters, I was suspicious of the DA-3000 because it only costs $999. In my experience, the newer the design and the higher the price of a converter, the better it tends to perform at higher sample-rates. The more I experiment with higher sample-rates, the more I'm learning that different converters simply perform differently at different sample-rates, and - as might be expected - some begin to falter audibly up at 192 kHz. The DA-3000 is a great unit for anyone who wants to record at any sample-rate without any detectable audio degradation and with very neutral conversion - which makes it a versatile machine within our newly-shifting digital landscape. I was interested in this recorder because I am now recording, mixing, capturing, and archiving at higher sample rates in anticipation of the need to deliver these formats for market in the near future.
LED metering on the front panel is clear and very useful. You can plug in a USB keyboard to facilitate typing in track names, but even without it, the unit is easy to get around. It is an elegant 1RU-height unit with an intuitive, even enjoyable, interface that makes it easy to record to SD and CompactFlash cards, as well as USB drives. The DA-3000 is a high-quality, stereo, digital master recorder capable of both PCM (up to 24-bit, 192 kHz) and DSD (2.8 and 5.6 MHz) operation, and it can also function as a standalone A/D and D/A converter.
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