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What are your top 3 favorite DAC or DAC/Streamer devices?

Just wanted to find out what everybody is using and why? I guess I will start.
1. Schiit Bifrost/ Bifrost Uber/ Multibit. These devices sound great and are affordable.
2. Ayre Codex- Great Dac, but costly.
3. Bluesound Node 2. Budget Swiss army knife audio- as it can be a preamp/DAC/, wirless bridge to your digital library and streamer.

Which DACs, streamers or combo devices do you use or like?
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chazzzy007
540 posts
 
Modwright Oppo 205
Extremely musical and detailed. 
joncourage
185 posts
 
Lumin U1 to PS Audio Direct Stream, via USB with Intona and iFi Micro, is the best I’ve heard so far.

Others I’ve heard:
Roon/ROCK on Intel NUCi5 > PS Audio DSD;
Synology NAS/Minimserver > PS Audio DSD;
Logitech Transporter > Audio Note DAC;
Squeezebox Touch > Audio Note DAC;
Mac Mini > Ayre QB-9

Transporter > AN 4.1 DAC is prob close behind the Lumin/DSD.

There are others I just don’t recall all the combos.
calvinj
2,317 posts
 
Resonessence Mirus Pro
Melco n1a
Lumin D1
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jouri_knegt
39 posts
 
My Wadia 9 classic decoding computer is a beast! Never heard anything like it. 

Combined with Rasberry Pi 3b Moode 3.8 HAT Hifiberry digi+ Pro (modded) and the Lifatec ST Optical toslink cable  :)  Christmas has come early my Friends. 

My old dac was also no slouch, The Theta Gen V-a with ST Optical input. And right behind it the Theta VIII series 3. I could happily live with either.

But the Wadia is on a different plane. 


metropical
21 posts
 
a little off the thread, but, has anyone tried the Aune B1 portable for use with a phone?
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