CAL Alpha burned down:what's next upgrade?


Hi
My 11 year old Alpha said goodbuy recently with smoke and glowing red resistors.What should be my next upgrade if i really liked Alpha's sound?I am looking for something that accepts both coax and balanced cables (don't care what it outputs though)with used market price under 2k and similar sound .How about those CJ converters,any good?Thanks in advance.
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Showing 1 response by rx8man

Yeah, here I am Bigkidz !
Okay, down to business: The Alpha was a fine DAC, still is, wouldn't hesitate recommending it to anyone, with NOS tubes and a good P/C, hard to beat at the price.
As far as the Audio Logic: Same tonality, much greater everything else, esp. soundstage size, separation, openess and detail.
With NOS tubes and good P/C, put it up against anything.
(I'll be firing up my rig tonight, FINALLY, after the move !)