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RE: I suspected as much

Some good choices with UltraAnalog DAC modules
Kinergetics KCD-55 ultra
Sonic Frontiers DACs 2, 2 mKII and 3
Mark Levinson No. 35 and 30 and 30.5
Threshold DAC-2
VTL reference DAC
STAX DAC X1-T
Manley Reference DAC and Manley Wavedac (first generation)
Resolution Audio Quantum DAC
Audio Research Ref1-20
Counterpoint DA-11 with UA module

Good DACs with BB PCM63 or PCM1704
Theta DS Pro Gen V
Monarchy Audio M22, M24, M33, NM24
Camelot Uther
Several Chinese players, particularly Lite DAC
Moon Eclipse
Older Accuphase DACs that used multi, multi bit (kind of like Metrum now) DACs (often the PCM1702 though, which is not considered to be quite as good)
Counterpoint DA-11 with BB module
Resolution Audio Opus 21 and new Cantata
Assemblage DAC 3.0
Less Loss DAC (PCM1704 I think)
There are many others but that is a good start

I so far prefer the sound with the UA dac modules to those I have heard using the BB PCM DACs.

What I haven't heard at length though are DACs based on the Analog Devices AD1865N (18 bit and preferred by Audio Note UK) and the AD1862 (20 bit but not used by too many people for some reason).

These might also be very promising.


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