New DACs High End Munich 2023

Enjoy the Hegel! They are highly regarded. I will add it to my bucket list to demo in the future. Right now, I'm just enjoying my new Lumin U2 mini. 

Just an FYI, the Hegel HD30 DAC is discontinued and they currently have no other stand alone DAC in their product line. Hopefully that will change in time...

There is a endless list of DAC Models that are Superseded by later models.

There are also quite a few who sit tight with their DAC's for many years, without being lured into Upgrade'itis'.

I do not believe the Hegel HD 30 is a unsupported device from the manufacturer, there is nothing to suggest the Company has a 'Leave High and Dry Policy'.

'If' the device is not in production and an interest is developing in this model, it won't take long to verify the accuracy for what is being stated, and how the Company intends of offering support over the following years when Warranty Periods are spent.   

I simply stated that the HD30 was discontinued, not that it was obsolete or unsupported by Hegel.

There are also quite a few who sit tight with their DAC's for many years, without being lured into Upgrade'itis'.

I'm one of them. The most dramatic improvements I've experienced have been upgrading my amp and transport and playing with speaker placement. So far, I haven't had any reason to suspect that  my DAC is a weak point in the signal chain. My guess is that I'd have to spend quite a bit more to realize a significant difference. But then, I've had the same speakers since 2006. If it ain't broke...