Ayre Codex. New around 2K, and much less on resale.
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Are you planning to use it for Redbook CD or streaming/hi-rez file download? There seems to be a general debate that the multibit or R2R design DACs sound better for CD content. I don't recall but there is one brand goes as far as using multibit for its digital coax input and Delta Sigma for its USB. They must be agreeing with the general science and the popular usecases. Search for PCM1704 and the DACs that use them. |
Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ Absolutely beautiful sound playing Redbook. Multiple filters to choose from to dial in your sound preference. In the future, if you ever decide to play DSD or MQA it will handle that as well. Also adds a better-than-decent phono preamp, line input, and great headphone amp. Can plug it into a power amp directly, and have your choice of analog/digital for volume control. Just under $2200 brand new, it’s a steal. Stereophile A rating, and their digital component of the year award 2017. I love mine. |
kalali Search for PCM1704 and the DACs that use them. goldenear1948 Kalali has given great advice if RedBook pcm is you priority, search here on this massive list of just about every dac or cdp made for ones which use the PCM1704 or even the PCM1702 converters, and with hdcd as well if you can get it. http://vasiltech.narod.ru/CD-Player-DAC-Transport.htm Cheers George |
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