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DCS DACs vs each other

HI, I have a DCS rossini and clock in my main system.  I love it and it's been great no complaints.  I have a studio I am putting together and want a DAC with volume control that I can feed from my Audio interface via XLR digital and then feed an amp for my Wilson Duette speakers.  Sure I'd love another Rossini but that is out of the question price wise.  I am thinking of something used.  How does the Scarlatti stack up vs the Debussey vs the Elgar etc.  That 5K price range is where I'm looking.  Also Bricasti maybe???  or ?
ejlif
herman
2,290 posts
 
Antelope Eclipse 384, about $2500 used.... superb

possible issue..  for a remote you have to use their computer interface, works fine, just no physical remote

I had both a Rossini and a Chord DAVE and the Antelope holds it's own

you could get a used Pure2 for even less
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ejlif OP
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Antelope looks really interesting.  I had a Grace 905 which is a similar type idea as the Antelope.  Never heard Antelope.  The Rossini was leaps and bounds better than the Grace 905.  I like the price of the 384 and also the AD features are really nice too.  I am using a Metic Halo LIO8 as my interface and seems like this might be able to take the place of that as well with the analog inputs (only 6 instead of 8 but I could live with that)
strojo
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Can’t go wrong with any of the Bricasti gear.  Solid products and best customer service in the industry.
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nekoaudio
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@ejlif Antelope is much more visible in the pro audio market and have been around for a relatively long time. They did make some efforts towards the consumer audio market starting several years ago, but never a huge push so they're not very well known.
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