Thinking about getting a R2R DAC


Dear community,

I currently have a chord qutest DAC. I like it a lot, very full sound, accurate detailed and exciting.  However, whenever I go back to vinyl (with a well-recorded nice pressing) I find the sound so much more satisfying.  There is a warmth, yes, but there is a presence, a 'there-ness' that I just don't get with the digital.  I'm wondering if an R2R DAC would get me closer to that?  my budget would be around the same as the qutest.  I was looking at the MHDT Orchid or the Border Patrol.  Don't get me wrong, I really like the Qutest.  I am thinking of putting it in the upstairs system to pair with the Node2i I have up there.  Any thoughts?  Will analog always just be a different animal than digital?

Currently in the main system I have a Sonore uRendu feeding the Qutest which is going to a LTA MZ2 going to a Pass XA 30.5

thanks!
adam8179
I am sure you are not..... accurate in the technical sense is a good thing.....

accurate for my ears is also a good thing....

It is not a matter of confusion, it is a matter of assimilation between the 2 significations....

Nos dac does not mean inaccurate, unless we reduce accurate for my ears to accurate by numbers....
 
And sometimes techical improvement are not the "crux of the matter"  for audiophile experience, especially at moderate cost....Saying otherwise and reducing  the 2 sigification of "accurate" is  misleading....

My best to you....


all that matters is sh^t we buy sounds good to us

the rest is BS

accuracy in hifi is an oxymoron... we are talking about reproduction of music via a recorded medium
Accurate meaning what was picked up by the microphone, not what you think it should sound like which is the reference most audiophiles use almost all.