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I am looking for a DAC (potentially streamer&DAC) to be paired in a mcintosh system (c1100/611). Its my first foray into digital streaming and I have no need for a CD player.

I see a lot of love for Esoteric, however, most seems to be around their transports? Are they not as renowned for pure digital streaming and/or standalone DACs? I see DCS (for instance) often referenced for standalone DACs - how does Esoteric compare?
ufguy73
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tomic601
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My reference to a Faraday cage was internal to a DAC.. in particular to isolate the FPGA and display/control microprocessors FROM the A part of a DAC....

have a look at the guts of Jim Whites IMO excellent Pandora 
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tomic601
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I think any far ranging roundup would also consider NAIM
serious level of engineering there as well and of course a bit of a fetish for robust power supplies 
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mahgister
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Guess why my 500 hundred dollars system is revealing and musical without Faraday cage with a dac connected to my computer ? :)
heaudio123
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bo reminds me of a certain cable promoter :-)   electro-smog ... there is a new term to laugh over at the water cooler.
david_ten
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@mikelavigne   Would you still recommend the SGM if one is only streaming? Put another way, no local file playback. I remember you making the same point as the reviewer, far earlier regarding local file playback being superior to streaming. 

I ask, because I don't have a reference point. For example, despite the local file playback superiority, streaming via the Taiko SGM Extreme may surpass other options?

I'm looking for a Roon Server (only). Therefore, the question. Thank You!
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