DAC improvements slowing down?

Just got a Metrum Hex dac and it is definitely the best dac I have heard. There are a lot of good dacs out there at all different price points nad they all perform really well. I think digital at this time is defitely the best it has ever been. We just need better source material. Too many crappy recordings are being made
Alan

"Beyond that how are DACs going to be a game changer?"

The same way phono cartridges have been for many years.

Until someday when digital is replaced. That could be a very long way off or never. I have no clue what would replace it. Holography like on Star Trek would be my guess (still digital but not just audio) for the ULTIMATE music simulation. I hope I live to see it. It will pretty much just continue to get better and better. Needs of teh fussiest audiophiles in terms of sound quality will become trivial problems to solve on the grand scale. BEcoming more that way already. Of course the most driven audiofiles will never be satisfied....

so what if your like me? Over sixty with a LARGE RECORD and CD collection who is not interested in yet another non worldwide standard of source and not interested in streaming?
How important is my Dac now just to listen to my regular and MFSL gold cd's?
Please give serious answers! thanks, azjake

Its not these technologies that will deliverthe best DACs, its clever design that reduces jitter, eliminates computer dependency and reduces noise and distortion. These are much more important than 192 versus 96 versus DSD.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

AZjake, If you are happy with the sound of your system, just enjoy your music and all the great new cds that continue to be released. You don't have to keep chasing the state of the art if you don't want to. You'll never catch it anyway.

If you feel that something is lacking in your system, a better Dac can make the cds you already own sound better, as can better speakers, amps etc.