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Compare Between Few Dacs

hi to all.
i have LEBEN CS 600 AND DEVORE NINES SPEAKERS.i get suggest from here to buy dac that called METRUM OCTAVE MINI NOS DAC. but ,unfortunately i live in israel i cant hear this dac .so i decided to buy dac but in my country there few dacs that i can hear and consider i like to know what you people can suggest me to buy and why that will be match well to my system (pls if u can explain your choice i will be glad) :

HEGEL HD 2 OR 11, WYRED 4 SOUND DAC1 ,MDAC AUDIO LAB,TEDDY DAC,BEL CANTO 1.5 DAC, OR ANY ELSE SUGGESTIONS PLS

and what you think if you compare all this to metrum octave mini nos dac ??
someone in my country say that the hegel hd 2 is perfect for use with pc and its cheap but i cant test it in my home so what your opnion ??
please i so need help what to do ?
the budget is 1000$-1200@ used or new i dont care
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bhobba
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Of the DAC's yo mention I have only heard the WFS and Metrum. The Metrum was clearly better but you must feed it with something like an Audiophellio 2.

Thanks
Bill
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bhobba
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Hi Devilboy

I am not surprised you prefer it to the Minerva - I compared the two and the Metrum was clearly better to my and others ears that heard it.

I have compared the Audiophellio to the optical with the Metrum - the Audiophellio blows it out of the water - a joke comparison.

No drivers necessary for the Audiophellio on a Mac - not sure about a Windows machine since I dont use that.

I have compared many USB converters to the Audiophellio and nothing cheaper bests it - the stuff that does like an Off-Ramp is much more expensive. The Audiophello is the best bang for buck.

I use Bitperfect and Audirvana on a Mac for playback software and they have options to adjust buffer size - Bitperfect is very cheap and is what I would suggest - but its default settings work just fine.

No experience with a BNC input but the Audiophellio direct injects into the DAC and you get attachments that make it dead simple to connect to the Metrum.

Thanks
Bill
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