Jwm- maybe. But for now I don't want to have money held up in gear I'm not using. I didn't sell my vinyl. Just the equipment I would need to extract sound from the vinyl.
Not that I have a lot of vinyl. Lol.
Not that I have a lot of vinyl. Lol.
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Hi All.
Putting together a reference level system.
My Source is predominantly standard 16/44 played from a MacMini using iTunes and Amarra. Some of my music is purchased from iTunes and the rest is ripped from standard CD's.
For my tastes in music, my high def catalogues are still limited; so Redbook 16/44 will be my primary source for quite some time.
I'm not spending DCS or MSB money. But $15-20k retail is not out of the question.
Upsampling vs non-upsampling?
USB input vs SPDIF?
All opinions welcome.
And I know I need to hear them, but getting these ultra $$$ DAC's into your house for an audition ain't easy.
Looking for musical, emotional, engaging, accurate , with great dimension. Not looking for analytical and sterile.
Putting together a reference level system.
My Source is predominantly standard 16/44 played from a MacMini using iTunes and Amarra. Some of my music is purchased from iTunes and the rest is ripped from standard CD's.
For my tastes in music, my high def catalogues are still limited; so Redbook 16/44 will be my primary source for quite some time.
I'm not spending DCS or MSB money. But $15-20k retail is not out of the question.
Upsampling vs non-upsampling?
USB input vs SPDIF?
All opinions welcome.
And I know I need to hear them, but getting these ultra $$$ DAC's into your house for an audition ain't easy.
Looking for musical, emotional, engaging, accurate , with great dimension. Not looking for analytical and sterile.
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Matt, want to buy my rebuilt Rhea with the Basis TT/Benz Glider all on a Ginkgo specially made platform that Vinny made for me? LOL...Ha, had to, sorry. Your headphones with the iPhone is great sounding. Stream your Tidal and get an Audioquest Red DAC with the Apple camera connector that you can also charge at the same time. Honestly, it sounds great for what it is. That's my to go rig when I go away. |
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Chord yet. The Chord DAVE is the most advanced DAC in the world. It uses an FPGA (field programmable gate array) to implement a proprietary DAC which achieves a noise floor and reproduction accuracy better than anything else on the market. http://www.chordelectronics.co.uk/product/dave/ |
Ksattic, you have to read everything. Not only was the Dave mention, the OP had one and it broke. He said so a few posts above. Almost all the mid to top Dacs have FPGAs, though they use them differently. Chords proprietary tech is NOT the FPGA, but their firmware, ie the WTA filter and the Pulse array Dac, all executed on the blank canvas FPGA. Though I like the Dave, its not the absolute sound winner you make it out to be. Many people prefer other Dacs, including the YGGY which costs a lot less. I myself prefer a tube Dac and own a Lampi (no Dac chips at all, R2R ladder and chipless DSD), though I also own a Qute EX too. |
Too bad there is no way to search for a particular dac in this thread in a quick and easy way. I find this thread very valuable and thanks to OP and everyone who contributed. I am using Ayre Codex right now and will upgrade later down the road. I will definitely use the information in this thread to help me pick out my next dac. |
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