Seems there's a consensus among you that this may be closer to a lateral move
as others have said... don't think this is correct ...
but whether it is worth the op's while given his overall system, i dunno
Advice regarding separate DAC purchase
Greetings all. I currently have a McIntosh MA8900 Integrated with an onboard DAC1. I'm considering a purchase of an external DAC from Denefrips , specifically the Pontus ll or possibly the Venus ll. They are R2R DACs that most users have reviewed with very positive comments.
I have not listened to an R2R DAC so I'm asking yinz if this is a good upgrade from my current DAC. I only listen to redbook CDs and Vinyl. I have not considered streaming at this time and given my music library I'll be staying that way.
Thanks and Happy Listening to all. Greg
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solid advice above from @ghdprentice the op did not mention the rest of his system nor what his/her desire is for the sonic balance of the new dac being considered the dena pontus is rather warm/rich but spacious sounding dac just by the notion of the mcintosh gear mentioned in the op, i would think this may well be duplicative of the sound signature already being presented in the system thusly, perhaps the op would benefit from a clearer, more upfront, livelier presentation -- which could be afforded by a chord dac (qutest or hugo tt2), an original schiit yggy, or a gustard r26 (which incidentally has an onboard streamer).... further up the price ladder, dacs from weiss or bricasti would also fit this bill
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