Best DAC for Sonos

thanks Lightminer

My top pick at under (by a little) would be a W4S Dac1, sounds as good as the 2 but no volume control, and no high rate usb input, but if you're using it with a Sonos that won't matter. The new Rega Dac would also be a good choice.

Custodian.. I believe that Rick Cullen/ W4S can do a clock input mod on a Sonos http://www.wyred4sound.com/

While I am using a better DAC than this, I still have it. Very good sound:

PS Audio Digital Link III Cullen stage 4 modified. You can't go wrong with it for $1,300.00.

You are not going to make a purse out of a sows ear. The Sonos has relatively high jitter compared to the other alternatives. The jitter of the digital source is #1 importance. No DAC is going to fix this, although some upsampler DACs may improve it a little.

I would recommend to either replace the Sonos with Logitech Touch, reclock the Sonos with a good reclocker or get the Sonos modded to improve the jitter.

Then think about a good DAC.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio