New Dac

hiend2 OP
Had a Rotel Rcd 855 for years, Finally got a Rcd 1572, some Material I miss the 855’s Smoothness.

You miss the 855’s analogue smooth sound, because it’s R2R Multibit TDA1541 converter, which is bit perfect when converting 16/44 24/96 pcm (RedBook)
The RCD1572 is Wolfson Delta Sigma which gives a facsimile of pcm.

What would be a good upgraded Dac for the 1572 to be used as a external Dac.

Get another R2R dac like Schiit, Holo, Denefrips etc etc.
Schiit give a 14 trial period also

Cheers George

Audio Mirror Tubadour III

Great info thanks

I own the AM Tubadour III. Great DAC. R2R with tube output stage.
In stock form $1500 US. Can be upgraded to SE version at later date. Made in Minnesota.

There’s a Bel Canto DAC2.7 on US AudioMart for 1100 US$ that is very refined and natural sounding so may fit well with what you’re looking for.  Best of luck.