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1K dac

hi

actually I don't need an usb input as I will feed this dac with the coaxial out of a squeezebox touch.

I wouldn't mind going on a used one, even if it's really old.
the only thing that matters is the sound quality.

my budget covers everything under 1K$

I saw the ack dac 2.0, It doesn't seem to be very popular nowadays, but I found a lot of thread around 2005/2006, what do YOU think?

thanks for reading
corentin
customcoco
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
If you don't need hi-rez and USB capablity, you'd have a hard time beating the flat-out musicality of the Classe' DAC-1 which sells used for right around $1K.
customcoco OP
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oh thanks, I took the classe into consideration and it's now in my shortlist.
nickjn
111 posts
 
What you end up buying op?
richardfinegold
196 posts
 
How about the Marantz NA7004? It is a DAC, media player, and afew other things, and goes for about $800.
They use the same chip in their CD/SACD players which has digital ins so it can be used as a DAC.
I own it and the PSAudio Digital Link IIII. The PS Audio is a lot moire insightful but the Marantz sound impressive in a different way.
customcoco OP
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to nckjn: nothing to this day.

to Richardfinegold: great idea, but I'd like to have balanced outputs.
thanks anyway ;)
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