DAC's are amazing even on low priced gear these days. Just my opinion, but I see no need to look at expensive dacs anymoe(thousands of dollars), and usb is a must IMO
Is the ''entry level'' DAC becoming extinct ?
The recent crop of Blu-ray players by Oppo and Cambridge Audio (752BD) as well as CD players are now giving access to their internal DACS, providing surprisingly good quality sound.
Just wondering how this will impact on the sale of the DacMagics and r-dacs types out there ?
I basically see it as head-on competition, and a win for the new access-in-the-box machines.
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Mrtennis - there are some entry level tube DACs available, for example from Grant Fidelity (Chinese), Jolida (American, made in China) and Music Hall. Grant Fidelity TubeDAC 11 Jolida FX Tube DAC Music Hall DAC 25.3 I am sure there are more. Those are just the ones off the top of my head. The D to A is still done by a SS chip (I think these all use Burr-Brown chips), but the output goes through a tube output state. |
MHDT (Taiwan) makes some really nice entry level tube dacs that are highly regarded. I have had a Paradisea+ in my headphone system for about five years and I am still impressed even compared to the Metrum Octave in the main system. They are also very modifiable and respond well to tube/opamp rolling. |
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