usb 24/192 dac under 1500.


have a ps audio dliii with full cullen mods, would a new 24/192 usb dac (with Sabre chips) be better at this point? Thx
mlapenta
What are you trying to do anyway? I mean, what does your source material consist of? If you are looking for something new because there is something that you want to do that the DLIII isn't capable of, that's one thing; but, if the DLIII does everything that you've needed it to, finding something better might just be a matter of subjective opinion.

The DLIII, although older, still holds its own. I've never heard one with the Cullen mods, but I'd imagine that it's very nice.
my source material is .wav and .flac files. the only thing that the DLIII does not do is 24/192 via usb, and in fact it only does 24/96 via spdif which i wish was not the case as I don't like adding another component or wire to process.

thanks all
Given your posts, I wouldn't buy anything without doing a demo first. Its too risky. What you have now is pretty good and a blind upgrade may turn into a downgrade. I know from experience.
Why Sabre chips? They are not better (or worse) then PCM1704, AD1955 or AKM4399 etc
I know Dacs with Sabre chips (in this case the ESS9018) well
engineered and with good implementations. They will amaze you.