You left out max $$ budget
Need help choosing a new DAC
With so many options for DACs these days, I'm having a hard time deciding on a new DAC. Currently considering a MHDT Orchid or Pagoda, Denafrips Pontus II, Benchmark DAC3, Schitt Yggdrasil, or Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE. I don't need any options such as volume control, BT, or MQA. I also prefer musicality over measurements. I'm currently using a SMSL SU-9, which will be moved over to my office system. I'm tired of moving it back and forth between systems. My bank account prefers the cost of the Orchid since the other options cost up to twice as much, but I can go as high as $2500. I mostly steam Qobuz thru a Raspberry Pi 4, but also use a Cambridge Audio CXC v2 CD transport on occasion. My preamp is a Don Sachs DS2 tube preamp going into a D-Sonic m3a-1200s amp feeding "Gunned" MMGs. I mostly listen to the Grateful Dead, rock, jazz, and acoustic music. Which DAC should I get and are the any others I should look at?
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@jimob My max budget is $2500 |
@charles1dad I will look into the Merason Frerot.
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@scottya118 I will check out the Sonnet Morpheus, but it is slightly more than I want to spend at this time |
You know they'll all be decent but a little bit different to each other. If you can't try them in your own system you really have to roll the dice to a certain extent. I have the MHDT Orchid. I like it. The tube gives a little bit of scope to massage the sound presentation. Just go off the features you desire I reckon. |
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