Contact Steve to see if any upgrades are available.
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Time to retire my McCormack DAC-1 ?
Hey there, OP. My typical advice for these sorts of questions is to listen to CD's and high resolution music. If your DAC has a big discrepancy between the two, it is time to upgrade, because the latest generations are much much better with Redbook. If on the other hand they sound about the same, then the only reason to change is for flavor. Best, E |
You could check out the link below and then call Steve or Patrick at SMc. Even with the upgrades, there are considerations related to the age of the DAC such as whether to switch to an R2R ladder type DAC, or other different technologies that are now available. However, from the standpoint of power supply and parts improvements, I suspect SMc upgrades would make the DAC sound as good as it possibly can using the technology it is based on. http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/smcaudio2/dac.html |