Warm, lush and dark ... Dac up to 1.2K

Need recommendations. Warm, lush and dark Dac. Big sounding and romantic please! Would consider a budget one too, ie from $500.00.

Thanks much.

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invictus005 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 597 posts 12-15-2018 at 05:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Micromega makes the best digital, period. They always have and will for the foreseeable future. It’s the law. Having said that, Mytek is pretty darn nice too.
mahler123 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,463 posts 12-15-2018 at 12:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have the Mytek Manhatten I and would not describe it as warm, lush, or dark. More like a antiaircraft searchlight and and an XRay machine combined in data retrieval—if it’s on the recording, you will hear it, now matter how submerged. Beautiful recordings will sound that way, but it doesn’t prettify ugly sounding ones
big_greg Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,697 posts 12-15-2018 at 03:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The original post is over a year old. Guessing the OP has already made their choice.
motokokusanagi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 189 posts 12-29-2018 at 05:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Look into Metrum for the vintage "anti-digital" sound you're looking for, too!
justjames72 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 66 posts 12-29-2018 at 02:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I 2nd looking into Metrum