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Help me choose a $500 DAC

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I want a decent DAC, but every time I start researching it, I drown in a sea of argument and details ("This chip is better than that chip!", "I can't believe he used those caps!", "So-and-so's mods made my DACX so much better than that other guy's mods!").

I'm not a modder, I know the state of the art is always improving, and I don't have $20K for a DAC. I just want my RBCDs to sound better. I have no problem buying used.

I currently use an Oppo DV-980HD as a transport, and will probably plug in a Macintosh computer sooner or later. My current DAC is an Entech 205.2 which won't do more than 44.1kHz. I want to go the whole hog, 192kHz.

My amps and preamp are analog, so a DAC with detail and even a bit of glare is OK.

Any suggestions?

Follow Ups:

RE: Help me choose a $500 DAC - BobM 08:36:01 05/06/08 (2)
- I just ordered a Zhaolu D2.5C from audiomagus.com - efhjr 08:22:50 05/15/08 (0)
- RE: Help me choose a $500 DAC - efhjr 09:16:40 05/06/08 (0)
RE: Help me choose a $500 DAC - Todd Krieger 09:53:01 05/03/08 (1)
- RE: Help me choose a $500 DAC - efhjr 10:33:37 05/03/08 (0)
RE: Help me choose a $500 DAC - Bob Mc 19:23:24 05/01/08 (0)
might try the Bel Canto DAC2 - DKL 12:29:45 05/01/08 (4)
- RE: might try the Bel Canto DAC2 - efhjr 18:26:49 05/01/08 (3)
  - RE: might try the Bel Canto DAC2 - Steve. 20:51:24 05/01/08 (2)
    - RE: might try the Bel Canto DAC2 - efhjr 06:39:56 05/02/08 (1)
      - RE: might try the Bel Canto DAC2 - Steve. 20:44:23 05/03/08 (0)

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