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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
gabriel123
91 posts
 

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

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audioman58
4,621 posts
 

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

lanx0003
1,953 posts
 

Grimm MU2 now

Grimm Audio LS1c active loudspeaker system later.

Too many respected audiophiles and reviewers hyping it to ignore if you got the money and if you need an Occam's razor setup.

brendanjay
3 posts
 

Unrelated to your original query. Have you invested time and effort into room treatment to support your stellar gear?

wjcasey3rd OP
19 posts
 

Thank you all so much. I was looking into adding the Modwright into the mix. 
As for room treatments, short answer is yes. With an asterisk. Had some in the original room. The new room is currently being built (old garage getting converted to livable space). Putting some treatments in the walls (decoupling the drywall from the framing) and working with GIK to add in treatment around the room. It’s still in progress. 

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