help me with a DAC decision please
Resonessence Labs Veritas DAC , is my primary DAC, it is a fine DAC which I use only for CD playback via my Aurender. This DAC does not have a PA or HPA which, for me, is a plus...since I was looking for a straight forward DAC, it also has seven filter modes that can be changed on the fly. I haven’t really sorted thru the different filter modes yet, since it sounds so good as is.I believe I have the first production model, received DAC this past May, I had to sent back to RL for a firmware update this past Aug. The support from RL is first rate M. Mallinson was a pleasure to deal with. |
There's a Bel Canto DAC 3.5VB for sale here now with the VBS power supply in your price range. I had the DAC 3VB in my system and it was outstanding (the VBS power supply makes a huge improvement over non-VB version -- I compared both in my system), and I found the preamp to be absolutely transparent and on par with my Bryston preamp, although it doesn't offer a balance control if that matters). Read the reviews. My only concerns would be that I don't think it does DSD and only has SPDIF input that may require their converter depending on your setup. If any of these concerns are deal breakers I'd take Erik's advice and try the Mytek. Gets very nice reviews, and the ability to demo it in your system is a big plus. Best of luck. |
I also suggest you look at the Ayre Codex DAC priced at $1,795. "The Codex has many design features not commonly found in a DAC that retails for $1795. One is a pure analog, linear power supply instead of the more commonly found switching power supply. Another is a custom Ayre developed Minimum Phase Filter that was developed from 4 months of listening tests with a Burr-Brown DAC chip. A fully balanced signal path throughout the analog circuitry with zero feedback is also found in the Codex". https://www.ayre.com/codex.htm https://www.ayre.com/codex_specs.htm http://www.audiostream.com/content/ayre-acoustics-codex-usb-dac-headphone-amp-digital-preamp#6VhR3Vj... I have not heard this DAC but the company is great and all the reviews I have seen suggest you should look at it. |
