dac for squeezebox touch

any suggestions for a dac that is better then the one built into the squeezebox touch? had a dacmagic and there was not a noticable difference. budget is $1000 or less, new or used. thanks

rayray809-25-2010 1:38am

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artmaltman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 769 posts 10-25-2010 at 03:03am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete SB Touch analog output sound fine. My EE Minimax DAC is a definite step up in resolution and refinement.
artmaltman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 769 posts 09-26-2010 at 12:51am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm leaning towards a Eastern Electric Minimax. I'm concerned about buying something without a tube option on the output stage. And the EE has great reviews and word of mouth. I tried the currently popular Bryston DAC (borrowed from a friend). Via SPDIF it was a serious step up from the Touch in terms of detail, nuance and staging. It did sound great. However the Touch is damn nice in terms of sounding natural - nice timbre - which makes it non-trivial to beat in a meaninful way. The Bryston was clearly more of a high end sound. BTW the Bryston requires some kind of reclocking device for the USB input, per my experience with it. As for the Eastern Electric, we shall see :-) Art

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