rayzen02
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Choice between different DACs
rayzen02 replied to rayzen02's topic in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion
I didn't see it...I am also interrested in it now. I will add the Audiolab M-DAC and the Advance accoustic MDX 600 (Added on the list) -
Hello everyone, I am actually hesitating between some DACs. The majority of the files I listen are 16/44, so a DAC that would benefit from upsampling is preferable. I listen a lot of orchestral music (with a very big presence of cello), and I appreciate deep and detailed bass. I would like to get balanced outputs too. Understand that I am looking for a sub 750 dollars DAC. So, after some research, I've found some pretty interesting gear (by the way, I think there is more options): - Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus - Musical Fidelity M1DAC-A - MusicHall DAC 25.3 - Asus Essence One modded with 22 AD797B or 22 LME49990 opamps (11 dual soic to dip8 adapters) - Emotiva XD1 - Teac UD-H01 - Audiolab M-DAC - Advance accoustic MDX 600 I intend to use that with Sennheiser HD800 (for headphone), and 2 small Adam A3X (loudspeakers) - Yes, loud listening is pretty complicated with neighbors in a flat. The big advantage of the Essence One is his ability to drive the HD800 because it is a headphone amp too. With the other options, I intend to use a Schiit Asgard, who gets a lot of good reviews in different websites. I appreciate your advice and your help. Thank you very much :-) Regards.