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In Reply to: RE: New DAC Suggestions posted by thetubeguy1954 on May 12, 2021 at 11:45:28
R2R is my preference for DACs as well.This is the one I was planning to buy but elected to spend the money on a Turntable.
Nevertheless, it or the model up is my front runner.
Note: This DAC may be over your budget - but they make three less expensive DACs - I own their entry-level (0.1x) and it's been so good that I elected to upgrade the turntable instead.
The reviewer notes some of the other DACs he compared.
Edits: 05/16/21 05/16/21Follow Ups:
RGA the Audio Note DAC3.1x/II at $12K is out of my reach financially, but if I could just find something similar that cheaper...
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society
Full-range/Wide-range Drivers --- Front & Back-Loaded Horns --- High Sensitivity Speakers
Sure. Audio Note 2.1x $6,600.
I run their 0.1x Dac ~$1,800.
There is a 1.1x but don't know the price. Somewhere in the $3K Range.
Thanks, RGA! I appreciate your time and suggestions...
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society
Full-range/Wide-range Drivers --- Front & Back-Loaded Horns --- High Sensitivity Speakers
they come in all shapes and sizes and prices and they all sound different.
You can get great ones for a little bit or a lot of money, and you can get
bad ones too. What you hear is dependent on your component chain, your
age, your room acoustics, the quality of electrical supply, the time of day, your mood, and what you are doing at the moment.
Whether or not you can observe a thing depends upon the theory you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed. - Albert Einstein
Mike, I'm using a YBA Genesis CD4 as a transport a Musical Paradise MP-D2 tube DAC --{ that I wish to replace }-- a Don Sachs Custom SP14 tube preamp and a Mastersound Reference 845 SET amp and a pair of Reference 3A Taksim speakers. Does that help with your choices of DAC? Oh yes, I mainly listen to Smooth Jazz and Progressive rock...
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society
Full-range/Wide-range Drivers --- Front & Back-Loaded Horns --- High Sensitivity Speakers
Seems like it would fit right in with the rest of your equipment. Have
you tried tube rolling?
Whether or not you can observe a thing depends upon the theory you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed. - Albert Einstein
and no review or comments in a forum are going to be of any help either since no two systems are the same and certainly no two pairs of ears are the same.
Start cheap and work your way up. You may be surprised at how satisfied you are with the lower priced options.
zacster, I've done just that! I'm presently using an $899 Musical Paradise MP-D2 MKI tube DAC --{ that I wish to replace }-- but I'm lost with all the replacement choices...
Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)
Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society
Full-range/Wide-range Drivers --- Front & Back-Loaded Horns --- High Sensitivity Speakers
Couldn't agree more. Pick the shoe that fits and it may not be the priciest.
Love it!
Well said.
"What you hear is dependent on"...
Bingo!
Regards,
/// Tim W. ///
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