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Perpetual Tech Dac vs DCS or Wadia Dacs

I have read a review that indicates the Perpetual Technology D/A converters are very close to the perfomance of the Dcs gear. I have not heard either, but I am looking to upgrade from a Meitner Bidat that is currently in my system. I have noticed quite a few PT units for sale on Audiogon, which is not a good indication.
Has anyone A/B any of these units that can shed some light.
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sattothestars
233 posts
 
Personally, I think the PTs are over hyped.Off the top of my head I can name at least 10 DACs that I think sound a lot fuller and some even cost less.You 2 other choices are a much wiser investment.
pls1
432 posts
 
The PT units are good for the price. They are not close to the dCS gear, but then neither is the cost.
ljgj
955 posts
 
I have an ECM CD player by Electrocompaniet which for the money or even more money is hard to beat but running it as a transport through the Perpetual tech digital correction engine and its DAC made everything even better - but even better than that was running the transport through the engine and the tube based Kora Hermes DAC - this just gets the sound of my regular CD's to another level of natural sounding music. The Kora is 1500 - use to sell in 1998 for 3795. Save your money and buy some more music.
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
I agree with Sattothestars since my EAD DSP 7000 mkII will easyly outperform 2 PT plastic matchboxes together.
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