How old is too old for a Dac?

Been out of the loop for a good bit, and wondering how much things have changed in digital. In other words, how old is too old for a dac?

spoogemonkey02-23-2017 11:09pm

itzhak1969 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 515 posts 03-05-2017 at 10:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete ARC Reference dac is very expensive. The Schiit YGGORASIL is a good option on the 2k range price. http://schiit.com/products/yggdrasil
itzhak1969 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 515 posts 03-05-2017 at 05:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dedicated CD transport without inner DAC will always sounds better that regular CD player when connected to the same DAC.From my personal experience regular CD players aren’t so good as transport.A dedicated CD transport doesn’t have analog circle and no inner DAC so capable to transfer a pure digital data to the DAC . I agree that the newer DACs today are so good that there is almost no difference between red book CDs and "hi-res" .