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DAC upgrade

Looking to take my digital side of things to the next level. 
 

L-shaped new room. Sloped ceiling. Big space. 
 

D’Agostino HD Preamp, M400 amps, Aurender W20 with their Master Clock. Wislson Benesch Resolutions with two REL 32 subs. Great interconnects.

 

Have a Chord DAVE DAC. It sounds good. Still a little clinical and sterile. Haven’t gone into the world of tubes. I’m an amateur for sure but read a lot of what you all say and am trying to elevate my game. Truly enjoy this hobby and the happiness that music brings. Just learning what the next step might be. 
 

Thank you for your input. 
 

wjcasey3rd
ecat026
34 posts
 

Take a look into Vitus DACs, which are known for sounding warm. Might be a great match for your system. I own the Masterpiece DAC and am very happy. 

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audphile1
7,961 posts
 

That system is tuned for ultimate resolution with all the Nordost and AQ Dragons. New DAC in $20k - $25k range should be a definite improvement over the DAVE. Get a new DAC and may be as a next step revisit your cabling to mix in some warmer sounding interconnects or speaker cables. 

mark200mph
854 posts
 

This is a nice setup. I love my krell ,dagostino stuff.ill bet it sounds fantastic and love others input that is a non biased review.enjoy the hunt and keep us posted.modwright has his tube module you can plug anywhere in the system.im going to have to try mine.

gabriel123
91 posts
 

If it fits your budget, I’d totally go for the Lampizator DAC.

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audioman58
4,622 posts
 

Buy the Dave upscaller with very good digital cables much more natural sounding.

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