usb 24/192 dac under 1500.

have a ps audio dliii with full cullen mods, would a new 24/192 usb dac (with Sabre chips) be better at this point? Thx

mlapenta06-30-2013 7:34pm

mlapenta OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 104 posts 07-03-2013 at 05:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete my source material is .wav and .flac files. the only thing that the DLIII does not do is 24/192 via usb, and in fact it only does 24/96 via spdif which i wish was not the case as I don't like adding another component or wire to process. thanks all
zd542 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,339 posts 07-04-2013 at 06:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Given your posts, I wouldn't buy anything without doing a demo first. Its too risky. What you have now is pretty good and a blind upgrade may turn into a downgrade. I know from experience.
mordante Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 511 posts 07-04-2013 at 07:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Why Sabre chips? They are not better (or worse) then PCM1704, AD1955 or AKM4399 etc
singleendedsingle Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 664 posts 07-16-2013 at 05:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I know Dacs with Sabre chips (in this case the ESS9018) well engineered and with good implementations. They will amaze you.
mordante Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 511 posts 07-17-2013 at 11:00am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I know there are good DACs with the Sabre ESS ships. But they are not the 2nd comming some people make them out to be.