I stepped up from a Terminator Plus to the Lampizator Genya. The Lampi’s particularly at this level are really quite outstanding. Smooth and musical with all the detail one could want. Imaging is precise. Soundstage is huge and depending on what I’m listening to the music seems to crawl down the side walls at times. Cabling and a power conditioner at this level can make a big difference on noise levels. I was also using an Audioquest Niagara and recently moved to the Shunyata Denali for another very substantial decrease in black levels.
End Game Dac reccomendations
Hello all! The following is my current audio system, I think my DAC is the weakest link, the rest of it I am fairly confident is reference grade. Would love some opinions on what DACS would voice well with my system, thanks!.
From router: Lumin N1 -> Lumin U2X (clocks synched) -> Denafrips Gaia -> Denafrips Terminator Plus (clocks synched) -> ARC REF 10 -> ARC REF 160S -> Focal Scala Utopia Evo and Rel 31. Power conditioning with Niagara 7000, Furutech NCFR wall outlet, isoacoustics isopucks under all componenets and gaia 1 neo underneath speakers. Thunderbird power cables and bi-wire speaker cables, AQ Diamond USB from U2X to Gaia, Dragon 48 from gaia to terminator plus, thunderbird xlr as interconnects.
My short list of DACs I think would be a great fit are Lampizator poseidon, horizon, or genya, Allnic Audio D10000/D15000, or some variation of an MSB discreet. Please give me your thoughts though. I would love peace of mind knowing my DAC is up to the class of components of the rest of my system.
I would love to upgrade my dac to improve soundstage size and holography without reducing the micro detail and blackness from my current denafrips stack. Would love to hear your opininions! open to trades and offers for sales if you have something that would fit my bill to, cheers!
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@marco1 I am down to choosing between a genya, a poseidon, the imersiv d1, and an allnic d10000. I'm getting the chance to audition all but the poseidon side by side on tuesday and will be making my purchase at that point. Did the genya maintain the background blackness and microdetail from the T+? |
OP, please don't just buy a DAC based on forum banter. Select two or three of your top options with return policies and try them in YOUR room on YOUR system. No one has your exact system (speaks, room, amp, cabling) so only you can decide what sounds good to you. Personally if I were you I'd be trying both the T+A DAC 200 and the meitner ma3i. The DAC 200 is a special DAC that will outclass the Terminator in realism. And the meitner seems to gain universal praise. Throw in a DCS or Weiss product and see if it's worth it over something like the DAC 200. Thing was revolutionary in my system |
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