I have found that at least on the few dacs that I have tried that you can put a very good modern USB to SPDIF converter in front of it and get excellent up to date USB performance. Also, I purchased a SMSL M500 Dac and was pleasantly surprised at its performance. It definitely out performs the other in expensive DACs that I've had in my system. and believe me, I wasn't delusional. The differences were very audible. I have now owned 11 different inexpensive DACs, many were similar, but some varied wildly.
Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well
Hello,
whether it’s worth looking into old dac such as
Spectral SDR 2000,
Mark Levinson No.35 (36)
or so Sonic Frontiers Sfd-2 Mk2 DAC.
Digital audio is the fasted moving, now improving category out there
Because to this day they have no usb connection or other options.
But is it necessary?
Or is it better to still focus on a truly time-tested sound?
(sorry for my English)
whether it’s worth looking into old dac such as
Spectral SDR 2000,
Mark Levinson No.35 (36)
or so Sonic Frontiers Sfd-2 Mk2 DAC.
Digital audio is the fasted moving, now improving category out there
Because to this day they have no usb connection or other options.
But is it necessary?
Or is it better to still focus on a truly time-tested sound?
(sorry for my English)