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help me with a DAC decision please

i'm looking to upgrade my wadia DAC. My first choice would be to have it also act as my pre. My mind could be changed on that however. I am looking seriously at the April Music Eximus. Does any of the Metrum offerings fit in here? I  need some help finding comparative models from other makers. There is no place for me to see any close by. I have to wing it off of the web and your recommendations. I do not object to buying used.My budget would probably be under 3 grand new or used.
thanks for all the help
dpm2340

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erik_squires
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I like Schiit a lot but I am very happy with Mytek Brooklyn, built in phono pre as well. :)

There's some one on AG who gives you a 30 day in home trial.

I'm not sure if Schiit supports DSD, but Mytek sure does.

Best,


Erik
erik_squires
15,909 posts
 
The mytek is wonderful with ALL formats. Redbook sounds really really good.

It also does DSD and MQA, but the latter, from my ears, is snake oil.

Best,

Erik
erik_squires
15,909 posts
 
Mostly true, but to nit-pick an answer, I've seen at least one maker use a 32 bit DAC's to 24 bit music, and use the remaining most significant 8 bits to do digital volume control, as well as DAC's that adjust the maximum output voltage digitally, while leaving the music data the same.

So I'd no longer say that all digital volume controls cause data truncation. Caveat Emptor however. 

Best,

Erik

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