The 3 series were not world beaters at the time of their introduction although they were fine dac’s. The 861 se was terrific and the 5 series was pretty good although they gave up some mojo when they changed transports from the Teac.
By today’s standards, they are still good dacs but nothing remarkable. Some believe otherwise but they probably have $10-15k invested and cant let go of the myth...much like those holding on to their Levinson 2 piece transport/dac from the 90’s. Some of the talented Wadia team founded Exogel I believe. No affiliation.
By today’s standards, they are still good dacs but nothing remarkable. Some believe otherwise but they probably have $10-15k invested and cant let go of the myth...much like those holding on to their Levinson 2 piece transport/dac from the 90’s. Some of the talented Wadia team founded Exogel I believe. No affiliation.