@yyzsantabarbara 100% second those recommendations.
Gustard X26 Pro for $1,500 is excellent!
Musetec 005 is my current DAC $3,200'ish and is just brilliant.
Love seeing all the recommendation, spurs on my reading.
Good luck! @terrapin77
Need help choosing a new DAC
With so many options for DACs these days, I'm having a hard time deciding on a new DAC. Currently considering a MHDT Orchid or Pagoda, Denafrips Pontus II, Benchmark DAC3, Schitt Yggdrasil, or Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE. I don't need any options such as volume control, BT, or MQA. I also prefer musicality over measurements. I'm currently using a SMSL SU-9, which will be moved over to my office system. I'm tired of moving it back and forth between systems. My bank account prefers the cost of the Orchid since the other options cost up to twice as much, but I can go as high as $2500. I mostly steam Qobuz thru a Raspberry Pi 4, but also use a Cambridge Audio CXC v2 CD transport on occasion. My preamp is a Don Sachs DS2 tube preamp going into a D-Sonic m3a-1200s amp feeding "Gunned" MMGs. I mostly listen to the Grateful Dead, rock, jazz, and acoustic music. Which DAC should I get and are the any others I should look at?
@yyzsantabarbara 100% second those recommendations. Gustard X26 Pro for $1,500 is excellent! Musetec 005 is my current DAC $3,200'ish and is just brilliant. Love seeing all the recommendation, spurs on my reading.
Good luck! @terrapin77 |