Ypsilon Phaeton + Marten Coltrane Tenor = which DAC?

@david_ten Hey :-) first of all, thanks very much for the feedback. I am new to this forum, so really appreciate it. At the moment, I am thinking in terms of a full replacement (obviously in that case I would also need a transport/player to go with the DAC). However, I am not wedded to any specific idea at the moment, as I have just started looking into the options. In terms of type of sound, you are likely right that a warmer/richer sounding DAC would be a good match with the Martens, but I honestly do not know which ones have that kind of sound. But this is exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for, will def look at Lampizator and Aqua! Thx again

@msamardzic  You are welcome. Glad the post was helpful. You may want to add TotalDac to your list, also. Not as many come up used and you'd be at their mid levels new (which are very good).

Synergy between what you will be bringing in as source and your preamp will play a role, as will overall sound objectives for your system.

Good luck with your search and choice.

Ypsilon is releasing a brand new DAC1000 1Q 2019. Looks pretty great. https://www.monoandstereo.com/2018/05/new-ypsilon-dac-1000.html

That Ypsilon dac looks to be a great one. 

The Ypsilon DAC1000 just started shipping. Received mine a couple days ago and in the process breaking it in