millercarbon,
Please tell me more about modding. Who, what, where and of course, how much.
Thanks.
JD
Please tell me more about modding. Who, what, where and of course, how much.
Thanks.
JD
Looking for my first DAC
I have mostly equipment from the eighties with the exception of an OPPO BDP-93. My Preamp is an ARC SP9-MKII and it's feeding some Acoustat model X's. I'm leaning toward a Schiit Bifrost Multibit Gen 5, with their 15 day trial period, so I can at listen to it and return if I don't like it. I have no way of listening to anything without a long drive and most probably a hotel stay, so I'm looking for your vast experience on the DAC's. Price range under $1000.
Thoughts??
JD
Thoughts??
JD
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I just listed my Chinese DAC on eBay. $375 It's very robust and built with high quality components. It sounds very good and has upgraded high end audio op-amps, separate toroidal transformers based on the ESS9038PRO 32 bit chip. Very configurable up-sampling. I'm going for a more expensive tube r2r type DAC. Check it out under: Audiophile DAC SABRE ESS9038PRO - By Breeze Audio You can contact via AG under my handle bob7296 if you're interested. I will probably be listing on AG soon. |
A few months ago I bought a Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital DAC for my office system and have been extremely happy with it. Stereophile just released their 2019 list of recommended components and the Pro-Ject DAC was included in their A+ list. At $399 it is the only DAC listed at less than $2,000 and the prices in that group range up to $30,000. Crutchfield, for one, offers a 60-day no-questions-asked return. https://www.project-audio.com/en/product/pre-box-s2-digital/ |