DAC’s


Hello, curious on everyone’s thoughts. I’m still building my system. I came across a really good deal on a Meitner MA3 dac. It’s from an authorized dealer and they offered to sell me one NIB for 7k. I have read and read about dacs and I am getting tired. Haha. I really like the Denafrips Terminator 2, Holo and the lumin T3 being the cheapest of them all. Once I factor in a streamer I am already close or over the 7k. Also I don’t need a dac for anything other then just streaming. Thank you 

shtr74sims

@audphile1

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My favourite was them telling some respected members numerous times to go bang their head against a corner wall.

@david_ten Thank you for the mention! @shtr74sims I just reached out directly through PM and am happy to chat. 

Even though personally I do not notice much of a difference between a <$100 iPad dongle and a 2$k DAC I find it all pretty interesting.

What does one listen for to hear the difference?
Is it cymbals, or woodwinds, or what??

Or is it the Spotify stream coming through the iPad to begin with that is the issue making it sound largely the same?

Holms…always try to identify the limiting factor…spotify is certainly one limiting factor, the ipad another…whats the rest of your system?

@ghasley 


Digital:
iPad / Spotify —> RME ADI 2 DAC  —> Nagra Jazz —> PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP —> Vandersteen 2C and 2W.

 

When I play an LP and stream the same thing via Spotify, it largely sounds the same between LP, dongle, and RME.
They all sound pretty good to me. The few people that I know are into HiFi and come over are impressed or lying politely… or we are all 0.5 deaf.