DAC’s

The DAC is one of the critical components of your system. I read some reviews on the Meitner MA3 DAC. Seems very respectable for the money… as in the sound quality sounds worth the money.

To be getting the most out of your DAC you need to have or plan on owning a comparable streamer, preamp, amp and speakers. It would be helpful to know your other components and venue. The best, and easiest place to put these is under your userID. Then you do not need to keep reproducing them. Photos… even if in disarray and under construction is really helpful. You can see mine.

Anyway the Stereophile review poses no red flags, but also not overwhelming praise. I really appreciate them mentioning Grant Green’s Idle Moments album. I am listening to it now… the high resolution one is absolutely wonderful.

Social priorities.

I had pulled up to a huge intersection with red light (six lanes plus turning lanes - so 10 across) on my bicycle in the left turn lane (as appropriate). No other car anywhere in site except one that pulled up two lanes to my right. This guy starts yelling “get off my f**king road, I pay taxes… you pr**k… etc. you looser.

I had paid over $140,000 in just federal taxes that year. Without question many times what he could possibly paid. The most clueless, tend to attack others.

@holmz

You shouldn’t have to listen to any particular instrument to detect the difference between an iPad dongle and a $2K DAC. It should be obvious and overwhelming. Definitely, Spotify is not a high quality source. But even then… very unusual..