Any better DAC then dCS Scarlatti?

Murataltuev,

I own one of the very good DACs, that is the Weiss Medea. But I know a couple of DACs that are much much better and maybe you should consider them for your comparisons. The first is the Stylos SYS HAD and the second (probably the best DAC in the world) is the Orpheus Heritage.... I have heard both of them in a system with Tidal Sunray and I can assure you that the vinyl has no hope against them...

Weiss Medea is a very very good dac , hard to beat. Technicaly i don't know any other dac with Zero output impedance . Weiss Medea has 0.2 ohm output impedance which makes it excellent . Having 0.2 output impedance means that the its output is truly linear on all over the frequency range.

I have been using the Orpheus Heritage for a while now and agree with Geopolitis that it is probably one of the best DAC in the world. There are other contenders of course, but get the source, power chord and anti-vibration platform right, and it is one of the most natural sounding.

So what is the moral of the story? There is no best DAC. And when you you find the best DAC, make sure you enjoy it, because there will be a new best DAC in 6 months.

Another lesson is how amazing the number of small companies that are producing state-of-the-art DACs at very high price. You need several hands just to count them.

Rtn1, do you say that Wadia 9 is not the best DAC?
I'll love to hear it once. Unfortunately dealer in Russia doesn't have it.
I feel difference very much! And this difference is in resolution of the whole system! And with higher resolution and right tonal balance you got better DAC. It is not about taste! So, I believe that there is best DAC.
With highest resolution and still right balance.
After what I heard from GTE and Lavry Gold, I can say that the rest DACs has much lower resolution. With GTE I didn't get completely right balance, may be cables was not right for GTE. When resolution become higher it is also become much more critical to the rest of the system. Keeping balance with highest resolution is not easy. But result is amazing!!!
I'll check if we have Orpheus available for audition!
For now looks like I'm happy with Lavry Gold.