Total budget; low to medium.
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Better desktop DAC
Hi, I am looking for a better DAC in my home office system, to replace the Topping e30ii. It must be able to playback pure / direct DSD. The sound must be clearly better. Preferably a portable DAC, not a huge box. I am streaming through an ethernet-connected laptop and experience no problems, but may consider a new streaming solution too. Total budget; low to medium. Buying used is OK, as long as the DAC can handle DSD.
Suggestions welcome!
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I dont know much about dac being satisfied by the two i owned... But check my last one a very small dap i uses as a fixed battery dac at 200 bucks which read dsd : https://www.hidizs.net/products/ap80-pro-fully-balanced-lossless-music-player |
I spoke with someone on DM who plans to sell his PlayBack Designs Merlot DAC. The guy at PDB, Andreas K, is considered the father of DSD. The seller is moving up the line. I think he is selling in February. That Schitt Loki mentioned above may meet the small form factor requirement. I do now that my best DAC is from Schitt. They do know digital.
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I appreciate all the suggestions, very interesting, I look at their manuals and reviews - Bifrost 2-64, exaSound, Hidizs DAP. @soix asked about budget. Maybe max 1200 USD. Depends on the sound quality. The Topping e30ii is an over-achiever at its low price level, especially when playing direct DSD with the pc volume disabled. Yet there is a huge gap to Teac NT-505 in my main system. The Teac sounds better in most ways. I want a new DAC to sound clearly better than the one I have, with the Teac NT-505 as my reference level. Up there, or above.
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