This has been discussed a million times before and it pretty much comes down to the designs and the implimentaion of the specific design. There are all kinds of different DACs in all price ranges and there really is no "best". Everyone seems to find one that they prefer over the others. You really need to pick a price range and listen to a few recommended models in that range (in your home). I guarantee that you'll find one that sounds the most *right* to you in your system. I'd recommend adding an EVS Millenium DAC 2 (or 1) to your list if you can find one used...they're no longer in production. (www.tweakaudio.com)
DAC - Cheap Upsampler or Old Standby?
Hi all,
I'm going to be purchasing a DAC >$1000 pretty soon. I'd like to hear from anybody who is familiar with the new breed of upsampling DACs like Bel Canto, MSB, Perpetual and how you would rate them next to the old standby's of Meridian 566, ARC Dac2, etc. I'm leaning towards a Meridian 566 (20 or 24 bit) - but really am curious about the Bel Canto and the others..
So, is upsampling just the new cool thing, or would you really prefer that Bel Canto to a used 566?
Thanks,
Adam
I'm going to be purchasing a DAC >$1000 pretty soon. I'd like to hear from anybody who is familiar with the new breed of upsampling DACs like Bel Canto, MSB, Perpetual and how you would rate them next to the old standby's of Meridian 566, ARC Dac2, etc. I'm leaning towards a Meridian 566 (20 or 24 bit) - but really am curious about the Bel Canto and the others..
So, is upsampling just the new cool thing, or would you really prefer that Bel Canto to a used 566?
Thanks,
Adam