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dacs are really big diffrents at all ???

hi my friends.
im aowner of LEBEN CS600 AND DEVORE NINES .
im search about 1 years for dac or something really good that will be good combinations with my system .i used pc-q1500 of fujitsu (ion computer) small one but quiet and good i really cant uderstand what about all the big deal around dacs im test few dacs around 500-2000 $ and reall dont know why its worth to buy dac more then 500$ im never hear such abig diffrent and yes i have agood ears and few people hear it with me and they say no diffent at all.
i know all about to set my pc i use foobar2000 and play with kernal streaming and asio .
people hear suggest me the dac of metrum octave nos but i cant hear it and try this in my country .someone in my country sell hegel dac he suggest me the hd2 or hd11 dac .
what people u can say about it ? is it worth ? is it really more good then good soundcard around 300$ ??
any help suggest opnion pls ?
bolero32
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Sounds cards are no competition for a good DAC. Not even close.

However, spending at least $1K for a DAC is a good idea if you want to get close to the best sound quality.

Dont expect the USB interface to be excellent however. Very few DACs have good USB interfaces. You can add an outboard USB converter to most DACs that have S/PDIF input to improve the USB interface.

As for your playback software, I recommend you try Foobar2000 with Jplay plug-in in ASIO mode.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
chayro
2,927 posts
 
If you don't hear the difference, it would be silly to spend a lot of money.
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roxy54
7,674 posts
 
Agree with Chayro. There are huge differences, but since you admittedly don't hear them, then why spend the money?
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