from what I understand the Gungnir clicks between songs. Wouldn't that be a distraction during listening? Do the dacs you guys speak of provide sound quality to hook up to hifi? I am using a Lamm 2.1 deluxe pre with a VTL st150 tube amp and Vandersteen II rev3 speakers. I guess the difficult thing for me to accept is using an 1800 dac in a system that might require something better. Not that my gear is the best but I'd hate to purchase a dac and know right away it's the weakest link in my chain. Thanks for all your help.
$2000 Dac
I have kept my eyes on the Dac comparisons. What I'd like to know is what Dac can I buy new or used for under $2000? I am looking for examples that don't throw the voices so far in front. Yes, I like the detail. I am coming from a Luxman dac that was very good, but I just felt the voices were too close, often pianos felt the same. Sometimes almost feeling a little glare as well. So, I am searching for a detailed dac with a little more laid back mids for under 2 grand, new or used. thanks
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@dpm2340 I agree that the Gungnir is a good choice within your budget, but yes, with your system and ears, you could find it the weakest link. |
@tyray I think you’ll like the Divinity dac. I picked up one from Tweek Geek when Garlubidor was having their holiday sale and got a silver with remote for $1750 shipped. I’ve had a 2017 Lampizator Atlantic with tube rectifier ( WE 274b ) for the last nine years and wanted to get a solid state dac and stay with the r2r design. The Divinity is every bit as good and then some as the Atlantic. The separation of instruments and deep soundstage are just wonderful. Beautiful vocals and detail retrieval on certain songs reveal I was missing some information with the Atlantic.
i have my Divinity on a Star Sound ( Now Live Vibe ) Apprentice platform with a Hijiri Nagomi power cable. I haven’t heard any of the Denafrips dacs or others like Gustard or Holo so I can’t comment on how they compare but with the Divinity I find myself listening for long sessions and just feel wrapped up in the music. I’m very happy with my decision. Good luck with your audio pursuit. |
Thanks @t_ramey, I know about dacs that use tubes and the Lampizator brand were ones I came to admire a lot. And what I’ve learned is it can be a costly proposition especially if you have tubes in other parts of your rig like the phono preamplifier and your preamplifier. Not to mention the fact that each piece of gear will have any number of multiple tubes. So I made the decision when I next upgrade my dac it won’t have tubes. And then I found out about R2R dacs. I see we’re on some of on the same pages. Cool stuff here.
I also have a full loom of Hijiri HCI interconnects and Hijiri HCS speaker cable too which has had a profound impact on my rigs sound. |
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