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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
indiesverige
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Is the Wavelength Proton (995 USD) anywhere as good as any of the DAC's mentioned here so far? Thanks for any comments.
customcoco OP
20 posts
 
I haven't heard it, but It looks like a poor man's brick...
based on the reviews of the metrum(s), I don't think it can stack up against them.
mizuno
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Check recent hi-fi world magazine for Dac reviews.

#1 teddypardo teddydac
#2 centrance mini dac
#3 calyx Dac
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#6 wyred4sound dac1
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charles1dad
10,233 posts
 
Srajan Ebaen thinks quite highly of the CEntrance DAC, higher resolution and detail retrival than the Burson DACs(but lacks the Burson`s density and body).

The Metrum lacks the feature set and flexibility of either but combines both very high resolution/clarity with superior tone saturation,scale and image density.
customcoco OP
20 posts
 
I finally pulled the trigger on the metrum octave with an audiophilleo1 spidf/usb converter, and I couldn't be happier;)

thanks guys.

Corentin
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