Accuphase dac 60

I am just wondering and probably should be at a step up from my current 18 year old  ps audio digital link iii dac? It’s a free 30 day in home trial before I have to return my older dac or the stellar dac. I just pay for shipping on the return, which ever I decide.

or… I could go a total opposite direction and upgrade my accuphase integrated to a Hegel h590 and have an all in one setup through my 1 year trade up program. Just throwing this out there. It is an option I do have. 
 

I can’t demo it as no one around me has hegel or Accuphase. When I bought the Accuphase integrated, I just took a chance hoping I would like it and luckily I did.

Any of you running the hegel h390 or 590? Every review seems positive.

thanks again everyone

I am honestly thinking I should try another dac 60 card, possibly something wrong with the one I had. From the few reviews I have read on the dac 50 card are all positive. I mean they make top notch stuff, so it should be an awesome dac. I will talk to the dealer this morning and get his thoughts.

it is just overwhelming for me with all these options out there that makes the dac 60 seem so much easier and simpler.

scratch that post above. I like this integrated to much to exchange it. I was just letting you guys know I had that option.

Thanks 

Took me a full day trying to replace cables that should have taken 20 minutes max. All because I was using my non dominant hand and the pain of my shoulder. Yes, I had extra brand new exact same cables.

Well, besides the gain that I know about now and reading on another  thread here about it, I believe I found the problem with the testing.

My son and a friend where moving some furniture for me and finally told me they bumped my rack. 

found one xlr cable end was messed up at the ps audio output & my coaxial cable from my CD player was screwed up. They got pinched between my stand and the wall and where working intermittently, I believe when the sub was hitting low notes. I was able to finally get down there and shake the cables around and they were definitely causing issues.
 

I replaced all cables with spares I had and it is sounding better now, back to normal. Stupid coincidence the same time I had the dac 60. I can’t move or check anything because I had rotator cuff surgery three weeks ago. Plus he moved some equipment around for me. So, something happened in that time period.

he’s 17 and I guess was nervous to mention it. So, the dac 60 card will be returning to me by next week. What a mess. It was driving me nuts why everything sounded so off sometimes.

Just thought everyone deserved an update.
 

@susurin 

from like the only YouTube video where a guy demoed both, you could tell the dac 50 was on the warmer side and the dac 60 was brighter.

not much out there on these dac’s.

@jjss49 

Thanks, I’m sure I will. Appreciate it!

I was thinking just a bluesound node and use the bluOS app on my phone to control qobuz?

@rms456 

thanks, I don’t have streaming setup yet. Was looking into a MacBook. Cheap as possible, just for music. I guess I could look into a windows based laptop. I basically use my iPhone 12pro for everything now.

The only thing I use besides the iPhone is a chrome book. I don’t think I can use that for music.

What are my cheapest options computer wise with a usb? Was thinking about a bluesound node.. idk, just getting into the streaming thing and not sure which direction to go that isn’t a fortune.

@rms456 

Thanks, I decided to not keep the dac 60. I want to get something with more inputs and xlr outputs. I feel like there is a lot to choose from in the $1,000 to $2,000 price range. Now I don't know what to look at. I see the denafrips pontus ii is pretty popular. IDK and there is a lot on the used market. So any suggestions?

Well guys after looking around and getting sick of looking around at dac's, I decided to give the Accuphase dac 60 card another try and so far sounds great. Just glad I found the original cable problem and everything is fixed and sounding great. After this long thread, just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your help. I also learned how much louder and about voltage of xlr outputs on dac's and level matching at least. Never knew that before. Not sure if this is the case with all xlr outputs, such as preamps etc..

I learned a lot from all of this and hopefully someone else might have. Still waiting on a streamer, haven't decided, but will probably be a bluesound node. So, thanks again to everyone and everyone I might have not responded to for your help. 

This was never an accuphase or ps audio problem, just me, user error. 

@charles1dad 

thank you