Dac that has tone and timing?
I’m hoping to see if anyone has experience and has found a dac that nails both a "meat on the bones" presentation that also preserves the leading edges of notes and maintains pace, rhythm, and timing. In general, it seems that tonally dense dacs tend to have rounded-off leading edges of notes, and dacs with great PRAT have a leaner tonality. I’d love it under $5k but willing to spend more if necessary.
you raise a great point, i forgot about the ank 4.1 i had... splendid sound, definitely meets the op criteria in the 2-4 grand range (5.1 a bit more $ of course) a giant of a box though, and it can’t handle sampling rates above 96k due to the rather limited input chip, but it is a lovely sounding unit |
@roxy54 +1 |
jjss49 has experienced many systems and many DACs. His list contains some very good DACs that he's actually heard and evaluated. It's hard to find advice like that from someone who has nothing to gain or lose. Critics, in print or on internet, often have reasons for recommending audio stuff that's not very good. Some people just love what they have; others may be selling stuff. Read as much as you can about any DAC you might consider.
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Look no further then the T+A 200 dac , i am actually planning on buying this one hearing well over 12 dacs over $5 k imo and many others in our NE audio club over4 people we knew bought this .it is the most musically rewarding dac with many advanced technologies and even has the excellent HQ player capabilities and 4 settings designed around ,nothing better imo under $15k ,it sells retail $7k. Check out the reviews then find a dealer to demo it , just go to their website and click on each picture square that describes this digital marvel. |
