Probably a dumb DAC question

Stanwal
The reason i ask the question is that when i talked to a certain dac company they said that their dac might be a little too warm sounding to be used with a tubey sounding pre. I had never thought about that until they mentioned it.

Thanks guys,
I have not listened to very many dac's. My opinion about them is like what 2chnlben said (less than warm). I think that the manfacturer caught me off guard.

My budget is about 2k. New or used.

At this point i am using an intergrated with a built in dac and will need a seperate dac for the new pre.

I listen to vinyl most of the time, but I listen to my Mac Mini-pure music set up a lot more than i use to. I really don't want to get into high rez yet. I just want something to do redbook well.

My equipment after setup will be Wilson Sofia's with a Pass XA.30 amp and a Supratek cortese (due to arrive in about 2 weeks).

Matt

Thanks guys

It looks as if choosing a dac is going to be a long process. Like everything else in this hobby.

Stanwal: What do you mean by hot.

I would like something firewire for the mac. Not a must
Any other suggestion.

I just want a basic dac with no volume control. I was looking at the Tranquility but someone told me it might be too warm. Any experience with this. Though it does not do hi rez i have heard it does redbook well.

Matt