DAC comparison

Erik I was concerned about the age of this dac too. Wasn’t sure how it stacked up with modern dacs. Thanks for input. 

Former owner of the DAC 7 and the Yggdrasil. Sharing more about your preferences, desired outcomes and system focus will be helpful.

@backdoor  That DAC was part of the last of the "we don't like Redbook" era DAC's.  Since then most good DACs have demonstrated such an improvement with Redbook that you almost don't care about high resolution music anymore.  Of course some will always say you must listen to hi rez, but to my mind these legends were due to the older DACs just not doing as well.

David I read where dac 8 was resolving with wider soundstage than many others. My Yggy is very good but might be slightly lacking in soundstage area. The rest to my ear is good. Thanks. 

31pm

@backdoor That DAC was part of the last of the "we don’t like Redbook" era DAC’s. Since then most good DACs have demonstrated such an improvement with Redbook that you almost don’t care about high resolution music anymore.

Not sure when this era of transition took place, but an interesting observation. I have had the same DAC (Yamamoto YDA-1a) since 2010 it is simply wonderful with Redbook CD playback. Paired with my Pro-Ject RS2T transport the music presentation is genuinely superb and natural.
 

So maybe some brands/manufacturers crossed the threshold to terrific Redbook 16/44 earlier than others. Nice topic. Listening to jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell as I type this. The CD is “Lotus Blossom “ and it’s beautiful and captivating. Long live Redbook CD.

Charles