DAC 'Scam' Vid


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sg1nYLmLCw

The TL:DW is that any well made Dac should not be more than $200 and anything above that doesn't sound any better since they all use similar cheap chips to do the D/A conversion. Anything above $200 for a DAC is basically snake oil and theres no improvement in sonics.

Appreciate your insights.

smodtactical

http://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2799450

@mitch2 which two dacs are currently in your system and have you heard the SW1X dac. I'm currently in the considering it, the new Rockna Signature, or MSB equivalent. 

This is beyond my comprehension because I am a fool, I have a fuse upgrade collection.

@ericrhodes1 - The two DACs I have here now in my main system are Mojo Audio’s Mystique X SE (with AD1862-Z chips and Lundahl’s nano-crystalline chokes)  ($12.5 list) and an Aries Cerat Helene ($19K list).  They both sound good to me but I have owned the Helene for only a few weeks so still working out options to make it sound its best in my system - trying different tubes, cables, and bias settings (it is adjustable).

I have not heard or owned any of the three you listed but I have been reading good things about the new ROCKNA Wavedream Reference Signature ($25K), and the MSB Premier ($27.5K) was on my very short list.  I decided to try the AC Helene first but would be interested to hear the other two, as well as a Totaldac d1-unity $13K) or d1-biunity ($20.7K).  I do not have any interest in SW1X.

@mitch2 I've read great things about the AC line. Interested in your opinion once you've had a chance to hear it. 

I went from a $15K DAC to a $2800 DAC and that was a huge conic improvement. I am trying to buy the same $2800 DAC for another system.