Thank you all for your input.
gdnrbob; You said, " Try a $1500 dac with a return privilege and try it in your system. You'll either hear it or you won't."
You hit the proverbial nail precisely on the head. I am hoping I *will* hear a difference and difference enough to justify the expense. My gut tells me that my $300 DacMagic is okay and that moving up will show an improvement. Whether I could tell a difference between a 1000-1500 dac and a 5k one is much less certain.
I leaning toward the Schitt gumpy or the NuWave DSD. The NuWave is a bit more attractive as they will give me $400 for my $300 dac. Pretty tempting.
coli; I've looked and read quite a bit about the TEAC and I agree it's a fine offering. The Schiit or the NuWave just look like a better fit for me. As far as receivers go, there is no way I'd give up my Primaluna Dialogue HP. It's just that wonderful.
Any other old guy out here that have upgraded from cheap to entry level? I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks again,
Bob
gdnrbob; You said, " Try a $1500 dac with a return privilege and try it in your system. You'll either hear it or you won't."
You hit the proverbial nail precisely on the head. I am hoping I *will* hear a difference and difference enough to justify the expense. My gut tells me that my $300 DacMagic is okay and that moving up will show an improvement. Whether I could tell a difference between a 1000-1500 dac and a 5k one is much less certain.
I leaning toward the Schitt gumpy or the NuWave DSD. The NuWave is a bit more attractive as they will give me $400 for my $300 dac. Pretty tempting.
coli; I've looked and read quite a bit about the TEAC and I agree it's a fine offering. The Schiit or the NuWave just look like a better fit for me. As far as receivers go, there is no way I'd give up my Primaluna Dialogue HP. It's just that wonderful.
Any other old guy out here that have upgraded from cheap to entry level? I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks again,
Bob