The only new DACs I have purchased are the Mytek Liberty (so I could see what all the MQA fuss was about) and the DAC in my OPPO HA1, which I have since sold. Both were about $1K. I spent about $500 more for a second hand Auralic Vega and it is in another league. I just bought a MHDT Orchid here that should arrive Friday. I'm looking forward to trying that out. I think there are good deals to be had in the 2nd hand market.
Is now a good time to buy a pre-owned DAC?
I imagine that many forum members build their systems by buying and selling pre-owned kit so they don’t incur large depreciation and can improve their system over time, as funds allow.
Buying 10-20 year old speakers can be a great way to get a high performance to cost ratio. I would also speculate that the same principle applies to most analogue power and pre-amps made in the last 10 years.
DACS are a clearly a very different a matter and I wouldn’t buy a 10 year old DAC so it’s tricky to know if it’s better to buy new or pick up something used.
In last five years, DAC technology has advance to a point where you can pick up some good kit ( really cheaply) and which offers such a high level of performance, that it may retain value for the future, because the technology is now advancing more slowly.
Is buying a preowned, 3-5 year old DAC, now a good idea?
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