DAC for Olive musica

Looking to buy the olive musica music server and need a good dac. How about the bel canto dac2? Help is appreciated.

jamesw2006-11-2006 10:46pm

gordus Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 118 posts 06-15-2006 at 03:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Olive units use a rca type dig. out connector so any dac can be used! The usb connections (2) are for adding outboard HD's...
plangco Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 158 posts 04-14-2008 at 02:24am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I run my Olive Opus 3 aka musica through a tube audio designs TADAC and love the sound. It sounds better than my current audiphile grade CD player.
plangco Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 158 posts 04-16-2008 at 06:29am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The olive has seperate analog RCA L & R outputs and also seperate pure digital outputs using optical and coaxial connections. A new Opus 4 is coming out. The old Opus 3 and Musica had a decent dac in them and the benefit of being able to back up your music on a hard drive. Most DACS can be used with it. Just be sure the DAC handles the format that you put on the disk, as the output is pure digital and not converted back from how it is stored.