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DAC with the best midrange ever.....

Please keep this topic straight to the question and try not to go off tangent. I am very specific with this need.
Most musical and melodic dac, I DONT LIKE the new benchmark dac even with all the rave out there that much but I liked the Musical Fidelity A324 dac.
The Audio Aero Capitol was nice but I prefered the SONY SCD1 even though its much older. I am a huge analog fan...
This should give you an idea as to what I am actually trying to find if you have had any of the mentioned units.
thanks
rapogee
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onhwy61
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You really haven't given enough info. Tell us specifically what you didn't like about the Benchmark, what you liked about the Sony (which filter?), etc. Not providing any system info also doesn't help.
teajay
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Rapogee, their is no "BEST" of anything in high end audio, however their can many great sounding pieces depending on personnal taste and system synergy. Take a look at my GON review of the Accustic Arts Tube Hybrid reference DAC for the details regarding why I choose it over other DACS I had auditioned. And yes, it has a gorgeous midrange along with many other sonic virtues.
jwm
918 posts
 
Don't forget about a used Timbre TT-1000, its midrange was hard to beat.
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ejlif
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I second the MHDT Paradisea. I've had the Audio Aero Capitole Mk 2 and damned if I don't like this 600.00 wonder better than the Capitole which I think went for something like 8K. It sounds as good in many ways as the best stuff out there and it dirt cheap in comparison.
tgrisham
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I like the sound of the PS Audio Digital Link III-warmth, life-like midrange especially voices, strings, piano, guitar.
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