Agree, no shortage of choices of external DACs less than 2K. Another well regarded option is the Swiss made Merason Frerot DAC.
Charles
Accuphase dac 60
New guy posting here, lurking for awhile. I have a new Accuphase e380 integrated and love it. Thinking of getting the dac 60 card that goes with it. Thoughts, opinions please. Right now I have a ps audio digital link iii dac that is still going strong. What can I expect from a new modern dac?
not sure if this is the correct place to post this. TIA…
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I think it would make a very nice pairing with E-380. There is another DAC that gets lots of high praises is MHDT Labs ORCHID, but I wouldn’t recommend it with E-380. Accuphase sound is already lean towards warm so you don’t want a tube source. With Accuphase, you need a DAC that is transparent and detailed.
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Thing with sources is that you need as much voltage is needed for your amp feeding your speakers in your room listening with your ears. Don't get fooled by the high voltage of the balanced outputs of the PS Audio DAC, more voltage leads to more Gain. That means that not only the music signal but the noise will be amplified as well. That's one of the reasons why accuphase choose to have lower voltage on their DAC and that's the reason why the DAC 60 sounds better your ears once you equalize the volume level. Don't worry if you turn the volume knob pass 12 oclock. The preamp of the accuphase is designed as signal attenuator which means you get more of the original signal as you go higher with the volume. Lastly, this article will resolve many of your concerns https://www.diyaudio.com/archive/articles/160464-de-lite-amplifier-next-thread.html |
I don’t know anything about pot settings or anything that technical. All I know is the ps audio is much different in sound. Way better bass, midrange and treble. Way louder, more forward like a 800 horsepower car vs a 300 horsepower car. That’s like the best I can describe it. Would you have any ideas for a good dac around $1500 that would compare to the dac 60 card and be good with a bluesound node streamer, when I get one? I can get a dac 50 card from a guy (used) the previous version which is all they mention in my manual for $750. I would feel better spending that then $2,000 on the dac 60. Just looking at options. I’m fine with the ps audio at the moment, to be honest. |
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