any current integrated amps in market have great dacs?


I know built in dacs have historically have been a bit of an afterthought, currently looking at the Rotel Michi X3 series 2 as it has a nice chip set

any other integrated amps around the same price point  with a good dac built in?

 

 

 

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I’d take a look at the Hegel H390.  Here’s a review where they found its internal DAC compared favorably to Hegel’s $4800 HD30 standalone DAC, which I thought was pretty impressive. 

https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/1365-hegel-music-systems-h390-integrated-amplifier-dac#:~:text=After%20living%20with%20the%20Hegel,line%20of%20integrated%20amplifier%2DDACs.

Just another option FWIW.

Forgot to mention the Bel Canto e1X.  They make damn good DACs so the one in the e1X is probably very good. 

Idk if this counts but Denon better avr have good dac

@katman Uh, no it doesn’t.  What you’re proposing here is a $2500 AVR over a $5800 integrated stereo amp.  No.  Just…no.  These two components are not in the same stratosphere and should never be mentioned in the same discussion.  You’re a new member and welcome!!!  But this tends to be a more serious audiophile forum and as such I’d suggest that for future responses you do a little more research to make more appropriate and useful recommendations or you won’t be taken seriously here, or worse.  Glad you’re here, but u gotta kick it up a notch to be of real help.  Hint:  recommending an AVR in the amps-preamp forum is a definite no no but could well be welcome in the Home Theater forum.  Don’t mean to be an arrogant douche but just trying to help as you go forward here.  Or maybe I’m just a douche, but I really am just trying to help here.

No, you’re just a pathetic snob hiding behind a keyboard , foolish enough to believe that putting an exotic name on a product and quadrupling its price will make it better than a cheaper identical product.

@katman If you honestly think a $1500 AVR is identical to the likes of products being mentioned here you’re even more clueless than I initially thought. You should go try someplace like Reddit where you’ll find people more on your level because you’re completely outta touch with what’s going on here.