I am in the market for a dac. I am focused with two. The Schiit Bifrost or the Denafrips Ares as it both conforms to my budget. Any suggestions from experienced folks would be appreciated. I have a Rotel CD14 CD player and even with the wolfson internal dac, it sounds unengaging. I would like to liven it up with no coloration. Just straight up livelier music. I am using the Rotel with a Hegel H90 and Sonus Faber Concertino home speakers. Again, thank you for your valuable suggestions.
Best Bang for your Buck DAC ?
I just realized I’m in the market for a DAC , I don’t want to spend a fortune on a DAC either . I picked up a drangonfly cobalt a while back and am unimpressed so I moved it to my CPU and sounds really good on my system there which when I bought it figured I would do anyway since it was my first DAC purchase . There are so many DACs I have no clue , how high up on the returns chart can I go at say $1,000 before I run into heavy Diminished returns resistance. I’m open to buying used . I was thinking about a Schitt made in the states ? Anyone’s take on best bang for buck DACs?