DAC Recommendations

Museatex Bitstream or Bidat DAC's. I saw one on audiogon for as low as $350. The bidat's where once cheap when everybody was upgrading, suddenly everybody is trying in vain to get them back, one sold a while ago for $3k...send it to John Wright of museatex get it modded, for about $700...black gate caps, IEC plugs, upgraded power supply etc etc...it's hilarious how older Meitner Designed gear sounds so good today, that guy was waaaaaaaaaaay ahead of everybody.

Audio Note DACs are an excellent used value and sound very, very good. The best values are the lower end products although some of the level 3 units have come up for reasonable (I use that term loosely) prices. I use an original DAC 1 Signature and it works very well for 48khz and 44.1khz DATs as well as CDs.

I would look for a 1.x Signature or a 2x or 2x signature. For less money the Cal Audio Labs Alpha and Sigma DACS are excellent values and also have tubed output stages. There is a modified Alpha (overpriced in my opinion but what do I know?) for sale right now that sounds very good. The owner likes it a lot based on the asking price!

My pick,'cause I own one, is the Enkainthus. Same co. I just think they don't think folks have more than one digital sourse--I do.---Sure the 'one-box' solution is great but has no flexability.