DAC Suggestions Please
taylorro What sort of music media do you listen to. Redbook CD's 16/44 or 24/96, DXD downloads? Or DSD downloads? As this will make a difference to what sort of "conversion process" you'll be better off with to get the best out of that format. Cheers George |
After much research I went with the NAD M51. They can be had for under $800. USD. Retailed for about 2K. They are compared frequently with the Bryston B2 Dac. Which still sells for 3 times what the M51 sells for. I am very happy with it and noticed an immediate difference in Clarity and Detail from my $500 Aune tube Dac. Worth the read IMO |
Rated best dac for the money! Just a little above your budget. 😀 http://www.schiit.com/products/yggdrasil |
Georgehi and Sioux above are asking you good quesitons. What is your library, what are your speakers and are you thinking of streaming Tidal MQA. Also realize that a lot of Dacs have preamps built into them. I currently have Schiit Gungir Multibit (new around $1350?) and the Mytek Brooklyn Dac+ ($2100). Like both of them but Brooklyn has more features (Preamp, Phono Preamp, and MQA) and it is allowing me to streamline my setup (get rid of a preamp and a phone preamp.) The brooklyn dac has also got me hooked on streaming. Also I could not tell the difference between these two dacs until I upgraded my speakers. Will be selling my Schitt Gumby. |
Thanks for all the input. Here is additional info on my set up. Speakers are Revel Ultima Studio2. Amp and preamp are Parasound P7 and JC1 monoblocks. My sources are primarily red book cd, FLAC files from my Oppo 105 and vinyl. I listen to a lot of progressive rock, female vocals, some jazz, bluegrass, limited country, and some big band. |
