You won't know your dac until you have a decent transport. I have a Scott Nixon TubeDac. Even though non-oversampling dacs are less susceptible to jitter, transport quality makes a very large difference. My system sounded very smooth and musical when I was using my Cary 303 as a transport, but somewhat brittle, unbalanced and boomy using a Tosh dvd player as a transport.
Looking for DAC suggestions
Hi All,
I'd like to update the quality of my digital side. I want to use the digital output from my NAD 502 and run it to a DAC, but am not sure what a good match for my system would be.
Pre: Sonic Frontiers SFL-2
Amp: Bryston 3BST (I sometimes use up my old Sonic Frontiers SFS-80 (no bi-amping))
Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus
Any suggestions for $2000-$2500?
Thanks,
Foo
I'd like to update the quality of my digital side. I want to use the digital output from my NAD 502 and run it to a DAC, but am not sure what a good match for my system would be.
Pre: Sonic Frontiers SFL-2
Amp: Bryston 3BST (I sometimes use up my old Sonic Frontiers SFS-80 (no bi-amping))
Speakers: B&W 805 Nautilus
Any suggestions for $2000-$2500?
Thanks,
Foo