This might not be the popular opinion but after going thru a few DAC’s I’ve realized that they have the least amount of impact as almost all the things you can do to your system.
Acoustics, cables, different speakers! and amps/preamps all have WAY more impact on the sound than a DAC, unless you are using some cheap built in DAC right now.
What speakers do you have? If they are be all, end all speakers then that’s great but selling your speakers and adding $2k to your budget for new ones is the biggest difference in sound possible. Diminished returns puts DAC’s pretty far down the line of changes to your system if you ask me.
Acoustics, cables, different speakers! and amps/preamps all have WAY more impact on the sound than a DAC, unless you are using some cheap built in DAC right now.
What speakers do you have? If they are be all, end all speakers then that’s great but selling your speakers and adding $2k to your budget for new ones is the biggest difference in sound possible. Diminished returns puts DAC’s pretty far down the line of changes to your system if you ask me.