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More money toward better speakers or a better DAC?

Speakers need quality content to play.  Great recordings sound very good on low end speakers.  Crappy recordings sound bad from great speakers.  Seems focus is well served on improving quality of incoming sound.  The Dac is a huge part of the equation.  
Are we all ‘cheaping’ out by not spending more for a better dac? 
emergingsoul
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lalitk
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“This is a common misconception in digital audio. Price and better have nothing to do with each other when it comes to DACs. That ship sailed long ago.”

Yup, a $200 Chinese DAC is just as good and transparent as $2K, 5K, $10K or $20K DAC 😂
djones51
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Some $200 Chinese DACs are better than some $2K,5K, etc.. It's  a very misguided notion that price equates quality. Especially in DACs.
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Dow Jones: name them. From your own experience. Thanks 
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thyname
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Hey @lalitk : who said $200? Try $2 (two American dollars) https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/how-good-are-2-dacs

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“Some $200 Chinese DACs are better than some $2K,5K, etc.. It's a very misguided notion that price equates quality. Especially in DACs.“

The only person seems to be misguided here is you. Looking forward to your list of $200 Chinese DAC that are better than $2K and $5K DAC’s.  This outta be interesting 😊
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