I'm a Benchmark believer. Their products keep replacing existing products in my system.. I suppose if one's speakers are harsh or bright, the Benchmark products may sound harsh or bright, but with accurate speakers, you get addicted to faithful, low distortion sound provided by extremely well-engineered Benchmark gear. I wonder if their new HPA4 linestage/headphone hints at a DAC4 companion piece? i.e. 4<-->4.
Which DAC: Benchmark, Mytek, Audio Mirror, Holo Audio, Mojo Audio?
Looking to upgrade my current Rega DAC-R and have been doing some internet searching and these DACs look interesting and fit within my price range:
BENCHMARK - DAC3 B - $1700
MYTEK DIGITAL Mytek - Liberty DAC - $1000
Audio Mirror - TUBADOUR III DAC - $1200
Holo Audio – Spring DAC 2/3 - $1900-2700
Mojo Audio - Mystique v2 SE DAC - $2500
The other option is to just stick with the Rega DAC-R
I play CDs only and would like to maximize that format. Anyone have experience with these DACs? I have no opportunity to audition them where I live.
Which DAC would provide the most significant upgrade from the Rega? The Rega frames the music well and sounds good with almost every disc I throw at it. I’m not shooting for different and I don’t want something that will limit what's enjoyable (CDs or types of music).
BENCHMARK - DAC3 B - $1700
MYTEK DIGITAL Mytek - Liberty DAC - $1000
Audio Mirror - TUBADOUR III DAC - $1200
Holo Audio – Spring DAC 2/3 - $1900-2700
Mojo Audio - Mystique v2 SE DAC - $2500
The other option is to just stick with the Rega DAC-R
I play CDs only and would like to maximize that format. Anyone have experience with these DACs? I have no opportunity to audition them where I live.
Which DAC would provide the most significant upgrade from the Rega? The Rega frames the music well and sounds good with almost every disc I throw at it. I’m not shooting for different and I don’t want something that will limit what's enjoyable (CDs or types of music).
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Hi All, Some responses in this thread mention ladder DACs and I wonder if anyone has listened to a Theta DS pro basic iii DAC from about 15 years ago? It had a good review in Stereophile (FWIW). I run Thiel CS5's and they seem to need a bit more relaxed sounding DAC, probably in the same vein as the brightness comments by electroslacker mentioned earlier in this thread. Not to steal the OP's thread but any suggestions for a relaxed sounding DAC? Thanks for listening, Dsper |
musicheadHolo Spring I heard the level 2 for two weeks in my system and it was eye/ear opening, and liked it even more when switched to NOS mode form OS mode. And it can do DSD (if your into it) I did a review of one I loaned of a member, here is the review I gave it. https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/256748-holo-spring-dac-level2-review/ Cheers George |
I'm with you on the R2R DAC thing. The Metrum Onyx is another one in your price range and is also NOS. The Onyx features a lot of the design and proprietary technology from their top DACs, and they're built in the Netherlands if that matters. Here's a little more info in case you're interested... https://www.ebay.com/itm/122898435236?ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F7... Best of luck in your search. |
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