Adding a Dac and Stresmer

Pulse mini streamer.

R2R ladder DAC for tracks with mainly analog instruments.

But techno stuff, ie, electronic drums, synths and stuff seems to me to sound better on a delta sigma.

Also, my delta sigma has more…. Options on the menu that can make a lower bit rate sound a bit better… the ladder DAC is not kind to anything lower that cd quality and sounds increasingly better up to, my highest so far, dsd 64 (a Boston album)

I love my LAB 12 DAC.....   great sounding DAC.   

https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2023/03/12/lab12-dac1-review/

I bought it thinking i would take advantage of my dealers one year trade up on something 2 X the cost.    It sounds so good I am keeping it.    

Have you compared it to other DACs in your system? 

HiFi rose RS150B DAC/Streamer - I have one and have been very pleased with it. Add a SSD and you can store ripped albums, native control of Tidal/Quboz (and others), accepts BT audio, XLR/RCA to pre-amp. Using it with ML 523/534 pre/power, I think the built in DAC is very good, and if you were to decide to make a DAC upgrade (as I did) then you can use AES/USB/I2S into your DAC. I really like mine, built like a tank, very high quality construction, easy to control via Tablet/Phone, PC or Roon, and the 14"+ display looks great.

I’m very happy with DAC—Bryston DAC3–which cost me around $3K a few years ago but I think might be around $4K now.  It replaced a Mytek Manhattan, which was ultimately two analytical and just not as musical.  I really like the Cambridge Audio CXN 60 streamer for a bit over $1K, but the combination might be a bit over $5K.  You could always buy the the CA by itself, use the DAC which at least beats Bluesound, and then add another DAC if you want to upgrade.  The CA adds AirPlay, Chromecast, and is great with Internet Radio andPodcasts