I love my M51....it's a killer DAC. I am using it in a Sub/Sat speaker system and it great with movie soundtracks. TV, Netflix, BluRay all sound awesome through this DAC . What was really suprising is how well Pandora sounds through it, much better than through my OPPO 103d.
Need Balanced DAC with optical and coaxial inputs for 2 channel home theater system
For my 2 channel home
theater system (only), I am considering replacing my Musical Fidelity M1 DAC A with a better sounding DAC. My needed inputs are one cable box using optical
and one Sony Blu-ray player using coaxial. I need balanced outputs (XLR)
to connect the DAC to my Ayre AX-7e integrated amplifier.
The Wyred 4 Sound DAC-2 ($1,500) and the Parasound Zdac DAC ($2,500) are on my review list. Any comments on these
units? Or, what other DAC's should I add to my list? Considering my two input sources, will I really get better sound if I replace the Musical Fidelity M1 A DAC?
The sound quality using the Musical Fidelity M1 DAC is much better than than using the cable box RCA outputs direct to the Ayre AX-7e amp (my system is wired using both options using the source switch on the M1 DAC).
Since the Parasound Zdac v.2
DAC is priced at $2,500 that is my top budget but I really prefer to keep the cost
under $2,000. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.