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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…

duketbrd88
susurin
3 posts
 

Accuphase used AKM chips in the DAC 50, then the chip factory burned down and they ran out of chips.  They were forced to switch to other chips and chose ESS chips and by force of chance introduced the new DAC 60 card. In my opinion, AKM is sonically superior to ESS.

duketbrd88 OP
159 posts
 

@susurin 

from like the only YouTube video where a guy demoed both, you could tell the dac 50 was on the warmer side and the dac 60 was brighter.

not much out there on these dac’s.

 

duketbrd88 OP
159 posts
 

@rhg3 

sure, glad it’s fixed.

susurin
3 posts
 

True, AKM chips sound warmer, closer to tube.

westcoastaudiophile
311 posts
 

"In my opinion, AKM is sonically superior to ESS"

agreed 100%, the best DAC I have is dual AK4499EQ design with class A discrete bal/unbal outputs 

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