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Bryston BDA-2, Moon 300D or Benchmark DAC2 HGC

I have been doing some research in an upcoming purchase of a DAC for my system. In brief my uses will be Sonos Connect and then eventually a HardDrive storage of my CD's and High Res downloads. My system is ARC LS26, McIntosh MC402, and Revel Performa F32's. It seems that the Bryston BDA-2 gets good reviews and the SimAudio Moon 300D and Benchmark DAC2 HGC all seem to be in the same neighborhood in price and feature. I do sometime hope to add either the Moon Mind or if rumors bear fruit, the Sonos Hi-Rez "Connect". I am hopeful that fellow AudioGon members can share their experience with any of these DAC's and maybe suggest a DAC that they love in that 2000 plus minus price range. I had thought about 3 months ago that a 500.00 DAC was what I wanted, but now realize I will have to invest more to achieve my goal in sound.
Thank You
Theo
theo

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I auditioned the Benchmark DAC2 HGC but went with the NAD M51 which offers balanced output and also has HDMI inputs. This means I can output SACD and DVDA thru my Oppo to the NAD and it sounds wonderful.

I had a Sonos with a Wyred4Sound upgrade and it sounded great but it is limited in high-res formats as you know. I now use a Bryston BDP-1 which is very, very good. Only drawback now is that I can't output DSD.

I use Bryston amp, pre-amp, and Harbeth speakers.
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