Check out the multibit DACs from Schiit. Not sure if they are discrete resistor or not (although I assume they are). There are three of them under $2,000 new.
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If your talking about the BB 1704 U - K / J these days only the J version is available. They go for up to $200 per IC for a genuine one - lots of fakes out there. So for a complete DAC your budget will be hard to meet. A bargain in a R2R discrete DAC is the Denafrips DAC’s starting at $750 or so - the Ares their entry level one is an exceedingly good value. It has some interface challenges - impossible to read gray screen on black and 1mm LED indicators - other than that a great sounding unit. Good Listening Peter |
A bargain in a R2R discrete DAC is the Denafrips DAC’s starting at $750 or so - the Ares their entry level one is an exceedingly good value.I believe all Denafrips are based on Sokeris module boards, and his complete dacs you would think will be worked out better being the designer. http://www.soekris.dk/ the DAC1421 at 676euro is the pick, as it’s the same as the top of the line DAC1541 without the balanced output, saving $400euro Cheers George |
The Schiit and Soekris dacs aren't NOS dacs, they are r2r but oversampling. In your budget you want the Holo Audio Spring, level 1 or 2: https://kitsunehifi.com/product-category/brands/holo-audio/ |
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