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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gopher Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 499 posts 09-29-2010 at 07:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No, I have not. My Touch has fed digital to my Minimax from day one. I've never experimented with its analog outs. Also, for some reason coax from my Touch to Minimax sounded inferior to toshlink until I had digital mods done on my Touch. I think I was in the minority with that finding. That said, both stock and modified I had the best sounding using an RCA to XLR cable from the coax into AES/EBU.
gopher Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 499 posts 09-27-2010 at 11:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm rocking the Touch with an EE Minimax DAC and am quite content with the pairing. My suggestion would be be dropping the $750 on the DAC and the remaining budget on digital modifications from Bolder Cable for the Touch. The DAC and mods (along with a Siemens Silverplate and Wywire cables) have my digital coming much closer than it should to my 10x more expensive analog rig.

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