Whether you will hear much of a difference depends on your tastes and how good your ear is. Try a $1500 dac with a return privilege and try it in your system. You'll either hear it or you won't. Just don't judge it until it's on for a couple of days at least. When I moved up to my first good cd player, I was immediately taken with how real it sounded compared to what I was using. It was night and day. Luckily, a you can buy a lot of stuff now that you can return, so your risk is minimal. Good luck.
Another "Which DAC?" thread.
I've got a serious itch to finally a pretty good dac. I'm looking in the sub $1500 range either new or used. On my short list is the Schiit Gumby, PS Audio NuWave DSD and the Wyred DAC 1 LE.
I'm 64 and as most of us at this age have a bit of hearing loss. It's not what it used to be.
My system is very moderate by most standards. I have:
Quad 2805 speakers fully upgraded by Kent at Electrostatic Solutions
Primaluna Dialogue HP integrated
Modest Nordost cables throughout
Cambridge Audio CXC transport
The DAC I have is a DacMagic 100
I mostly listen to ripped files, (AIFF) through a MacBook Air with Amarra and Tidal.
As of this moment I have over 2000 ripped cds and not one high rez file. That may change, maybe not.
So here's the question; will I hear much of a difference?
And of the three DACs on my shortlist, do you have preference for any one?
Thank you all for your help. I've been reading about dacs for about a month and am more dizzy and confused now than when I started.
Thanks in advance,
Bob
I'm 64 and as most of us at this age have a bit of hearing loss. It's not what it used to be.
My system is very moderate by most standards. I have:
Quad 2805 speakers fully upgraded by Kent at Electrostatic Solutions
Primaluna Dialogue HP integrated
Modest Nordost cables throughout
Cambridge Audio CXC transport
The DAC I have is a DacMagic 100
I mostly listen to ripped files, (AIFF) through a MacBook Air with Amarra and Tidal.
As of this moment I have over 2000 ripped cds and not one high rez file. That may change, maybe not.
So here's the question; will I hear much of a difference?
And of the three DACs on my shortlist, do you have preference for any one?
Thank you all for your help. I've been reading about dacs for about a month and am more dizzy and confused now than when I started.
Thanks in advance,
Bob