Slightly brighter: denafrips, schiit mb (gumby and yggy)īrightest/leanest/’fastest’: rme adi2, mytek bb Smoothest/most analog/wa rmest mids-midbass: mhdt, audio mirror, a-n - bear in mind these dacs can have tonality tuned with tube choice as well Of the dacs mentioned so far which i have tried i would break into the following groupings - for your benefit in system matching for tonality Remember the search bar above is your friend. I did a 30-dac shootout earlier this year and in prior threads i reported the following - i repost these 2 comments i made in the past couple months for the benefit of newcomers who don't search back to slightly older threads covering the same subject matter obviously, this is ground that has been previously covered. I realize I’m a little bit all over the Map here, but again if anyone has thoughts or has /had one of these DAC’s I’m all ears.Many thanks and Happy Holidays!HGĪbout once a month, every month, a new 'what is a good, natural sounding dac' thread comes up. I love the look of the LM and it's got a great tube stage, I definitely have a bit of a crush on this one. The Denafrips Ares II R2R used about 800 bucks, or the Musician - Pegasus, new around $1,100.Īnd then there is the Line Magnetic 502CA tube, used 700-800 dollars. On the NOS front the Audio Mirror Tubadour III NOS w/tubes, new $1,500. I’m looking at a Aragon D2A used $600 for redbook playback and maybe teaming it up with a Xiangsheng 05B to handle modern formats DSD etc, less than 500 bucks the two together would be just north of a grand. NOS with tubes is intriguing as is R2R as is just a good chip set. I’m trying to make the determination on overall what would work and sound the best. I still listen and continue to buy Redbook CD’s so something that would be kind to those is important. ![]() I’m replacing a McCormack DAC-1 that I have owned since new. If any of you folks have experience with any of these pieces I would greatly appreciate your thoughts. Unlike a lot of you guys on Audiogon I’m not a millionaire : ( My budget is only 1,500 bucks but I think there are some good choices in that range. I’m back on the DAC hunt and I have narrowed down to these different but compelling DAC’s. ![]() Hope everyone is doing well this holiday season.
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