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Better music--classic DAC's or new Channel Islands

I have been looking at a Theta DS Pro Prime DAC (used) from a local audio dealer, have read about the Muse Two, and also have considered a newer, economical DAC like the Channel Islands VDA-1. I love beauty in my music and it seems that spending $300-$500 for an older DAC which is known as a "class act" might be better than going with the newer Channel Islands--which is rated very well, but can it compare to a $2-3,000 DAC (even though the DAC is older)?
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rapogee
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Hi there,

I was in your delima for a short while, I had the Theta Gen Va and the Micromega DAC (1bit) unit and its warm and enjoyable and expensive as well but, a new well made dac (digital done correctly) will outperform it, I sold my Theta and bought a CI Audio Dac.

Its resolution is better and and its a warm sounding DAC compared to the Meridian DAC for example(older dac) and its much more musical I believe!
Thats my opinion of course! Good luck.
I do like my Goldmund DAC still and I am keeping that with me!
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