T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501

@jasbirnandra , Like you I have to go blind - at least for now. And based on the information I gathered, I would go with the T+A DAC 200, if these were the only 2 DACs. For me the reasons are completely different. The primary being that the T+A can do DSD, while the Weiss cannot. I don't want to go into the discussion of PCM Vs DSD because that is not relevant here. But all my FLAC files are converted to 512 DSD before playback through the current DAC. Hence the T+A. TBH, I would be content even with the older T+A DAC 8 DSD, which is not made anymore. But they are hard to come by on used market since they are coveted for their DSD playback.

Interesting.  I also looked at the T+A DH200 DAC.  The retailer wanted $7,125 + $600 for HDMI connection + 9.5% CA sales tax.  The Benchmark DAC is $2,399 and I like that the Benchmark DAC HAS 4 Sabre 9028PRO DAC’s, 2 per channel.  The signal is summed to reduce the noise and jitter.  This is Impressive technology and I am anxiously waiting for my DAC to arrive.

For my 2-channel home theatre application, the Benchmark DAC3 HGC DAC is a better deal.

I am with @lordmelton I am stand alone on my DAC. I have the Reference. 

https://www.lessloss.com/echos-end-p-218.html

I have heard the Weiss 501 same day with 3 other top dacs 

the T+A has much more flexibility built in like HQ player,

and adjustments. Sonically the T+A 200 is just much natural  try to find a dealer to. Audition or go listen I know 4 guys in our multi state audio get together that bought 

the T+A and I am saving for one ,I was going to buy the cheaper terminator 12th 

and the Term + a hair better. But the T+A makes much more sense 

and Ethernet switch if you stream the Innuos is Fantastic $37  but worth every penny  for me a must li borrowed my brothers when he went on vacation 

it makes all others sound broken ,it beat the synergistic pretty easy ,which I thought was excellent , got off track but since we were talking digital something to consider 

you can get for just over $3k 

and Ethernet switch if you stream the Innuos is Fantastic $37  but worth every penny  for me a must li borrowed my brothers when he went on vacation 

Can you explain what any of this means? I know what Innuos is but the rest is incomprehensible due to lack of punctuation and capitalization. I have a Dac 200 and am considering buying the matching streamer but am open to anything. I know the Innuos Zen sounds great but I don't care about storage and as an NAA it wasn't any better than a fanless miniPC.