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In Reply to: RE: DAC with selectable filters via remote? posted by tketcham on July 28, 2014 at 10:21:24
The Luxman DA-06 DAC ($5000 USD MSRP) is inherently smooth and a bit on the warm and rich side vs some others I've owned. If 'smooth' is one of your top priorities, I would consider the DA-06. You can choose PCM filter settings and DSD filter settings via front panel buttons and display, but there is no remote.
If you Google search: Luxman DA-06 Review you will find a handful of them describing what I heard in mine.
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Hi, Abe,
It seems to be a trueism (at least in reading about DACs) that "you get what you pay for". The most favorable reviews regarding a noticeably "smooth" and "natural" sound are based on the more expensive DACs. I'm looking for a suggestion of those traits for around $1500, and if Luxman does what I've seen it do with other components, it will offer a less expensive unit (fewer features) with a similar sound. Hopefully. :-)
Regards,
Tom
I wouldn't give up on more affordable DACs. I still think the PS Audio NuWave DAC is a stellar performer in 'native mode' (no over sampling). They LIST for $1000 and go for about $700 - $800.
I sold the Luxman a couple weeks ago and I honestly don't miss it.
Another very smooth DAC is the Wavelength Brick series with vacuum tube, but I thought it was a little veiled, rolled off, and dynamically soft. I had the Brick DAC v3.
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