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RE: "But IMHO there's not much to be gained above about $1000 or so."

Posted by AbeCollins on December 4, 2016 at 07:01:05:

No issues with mine. My PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC replaced the previous model NuWave. Mine was attached to my Mac Mini via USB for several months but it is now on the microRendu network streamer. It drives my Rogue Cronus Magnum or Ayre AX-7e integrated amps. I bought the NuWave DSD DAC when it first came out over a year ago.

It does sound a little better than my previous unit and some of that improvement may be due to it's CPLD processing (similar to FPGA), Sabre DAC, and updated analog stage:

"The output stage is a unique Class-A configuration, fully balanced and direct coupled hybrid array (utilizing both discrete semiconductors and ICs), with an extended bandwidth of -3dB at 60 kHz!"

What was yours attached to? Were you running anything special for a USB cable? What linestage or amp was it driving?

In any case, the PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC sounds great, better than a few higher priced DACs that I owned in my system including the Wavelength Brick USB DAC v3 with Mortar PSU upgrade, Luxman DA-06, and the Ayre QB9-DSD. The Ayre and the NuWave DSD are very close sonically. Some may prefer the Ayre but I felt that the PS Audio was voiced more to my liking with a little more body and weight.