shrapnel,
you might find a used Wyred4sound 10,000 verse 3D for around 2500 if you Google Wyred4sound 10th anniversary DAC for sale there might be some around.
Help choosing a DAC
Hi folks, need some help choosing a DAC, hoping you all can help me reach a decision. My current system is as follows:
- Magnepan 1.7i
- Conrad-Johnson Classic 2 SE Preamp
- C-J MF2250 SE AMP
- OPPO 105D
- Cardas, Transparent cabling
- REL S3SHO sub woofer
Considering this setup, would you all choose the Denafrips Pontus or the Venus. I reached out to Vinshine and they said, if you are a music lover then choose Pontus, if you are a critical listener then choose Venus. I am both ? Please help me decide, is it worth stepping up to the Venus. Also my purchase philosophy is BIFL (Buy It For Life), not sure if that helps in giving me some advise. Thank you all.
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@shrapnel Nope having two boxes doesn’t bother me at all. They complement one another actually. I like having the better oven controlled clock in the Hermes and the I2S connection as well, it seems to help clean up the USB connection and any jitter. I just posted some pictures of my system if you want to take a look for yourself and see what it looks like. +1 for TMR, I bought my Hermes from them. There is a Pontus II and a Hermes for sale there at the moment, at least a couple of days ago there was. There’s a Venus II for sale at UpscaleAudio, which is much like TMR as they test components and have a return policy. It’s an older version though, not the 12th Anniversary or the 12th-1 (I’m not entirely sure those aren’t the same). Might be worth taking a punt on as you can return it if you don’t care for it.
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