@theo I have the Vega in a different system, so have not compared them side by side. I have the first version of the Vega by the way. It's in my main system and I feed my Oppo UDP-203 and Bluesound Node 2 into the Vega. It sounds wonderful. I purchased mine 2nd hand, but it was still over $500 more than the Liberty.
The DACs I've compared the Liberty to in the system it's in are the Oppo HA-1 and the Sony TA-ZH1ES which are both headphone amps but have very good DACs in them. I find the Liberty to be more detailed and neutral than the Oppo. The Sony is very nice, but a bit more of a "warm" sound, while the Liberty is more neutral.
The Vega is a great piece, but if mine were to die tomorrow I would replace it with a Liberty and I'm sure I'd be very happy.
The DACs I've compared the Liberty to in the system it's in are the Oppo HA-1 and the Sony TA-ZH1ES which are both headphone amps but have very good DACs in them. I find the Liberty to be more detailed and neutral than the Oppo. The Sony is very nice, but a bit more of a "warm" sound, while the Liberty is more neutral.
The Vega is a great piece, but if mine were to die tomorrow I would replace it with a Liberty and I'm sure I'd be very happy.