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USB DAC/Preamp Suggestions $1k to $2k

Here are the rules:

1) Must have asynchronous USB.
2) Must have analog inputs.
3) Must have a remote.
4) I prefer analog volume control.

It will be paired with a Classe CA-101 amp and B&W CM1 speakers. Right now I am considering the Peachtree Audio NovaPre and the Grace Design m903 (though I will likely never use its headphone section). Other suggestions I should consider?
joakley
ecruz
402 posts
 
I would second the Bel Canto DAC 3. I tried many DACs up to about $2k (used) and stayed with the Bel Canto.
lewinskih01
909 posts
 
Burson Audio. Not sure about remote and analog inputs, though. Neither do some of the others proposed...
eugene81
270 posts
 
Ah, missed the part about the analong inputs. The Bel Canto DAC2.5 has those. Analog volume control will be very difficult to find, though. To me there's nothing wrong with a good digital attenuator. Bel Canto and Berkeley do it well from my experience.
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