Dave is right on here.
I owned many DACs [DA-10, ARC DAC3, Electrocompaniet ECD1, Classe DAC1, VTL Ref, Manley Ref (still own this)]in the last 10 years and the one that I sold and regret more than anything else is the DA-10. It truly is that good. There was a natural and smooth presentation here that very few DACs seem to achieve. So hold onto what you have.
The Genesis makes an incredible difference too, especially to remove the smearing between the notes in the music. I used the Pioneer PD65 as a transport. And my attempts to hear differences between transports was unsuccessful. But the DACs were all significantly different from each other. Another thing to look into is a top digital cable or two.
Keep your eyes out for good deals on the Marigo Apparition 5 series and the Stealth Sextet.
John
I owned many DACs [DA-10, ARC DAC3, Electrocompaniet ECD1, Classe DAC1, VTL Ref, Manley Ref (still own this)]in the last 10 years and the one that I sold and regret more than anything else is the DA-10. It truly is that good. There was a natural and smooth presentation here that very few DACs seem to achieve. So hold onto what you have.
The Genesis makes an incredible difference too, especially to remove the smearing between the notes in the music. I used the Pioneer PD65 as a transport. And my attempts to hear differences between transports was unsuccessful. But the DACs were all significantly different from each other. Another thing to look into is a top digital cable or two.
Keep your eyes out for good deals on the Marigo Apparition 5 series and the Stealth Sextet.
John