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Chord DAVE DAC

Any owners who want to tell me more about it? I recently received an inheritance worth about 13k. I can shell out another 2 grand to get my end-game DAC with headphones. Or...maybe the wife and kids want their bathrooms renovated 

Please tell me how it sounds. I don't have a dealer close-by to audition. I just want "end-game" performance so I won't have to worry. I listen to mostly .flac and .wav files with some .mp3s (320 kbps) in the mix. Only because it was hard to get those albums so I downloaded mp3s and saved money.

 

- Jack

jackhifiguy

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@jackhifiguy 

At this point I don't believe that there is any category of equipment that is "end game" at a purely technical level.  It may be "end game" to you though.

Point is I would think long and hard about dropping $14k on a DAC.  If there is any category that is not mature it is DACs.

You'll get plenty of attention when willing to spend at that level. An alternative is get on a plane and audition.

Just my 2 cents. 

Regards,

barts 

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