DAC Suggestions Please


I currently have two DACs in my system which are internal to other components.  My front end is an OPPO 105 and my pre-amp is a Classe Sigma SSP.  What recommendations do any of you have to improve my DAC performance.  What price point should I be looking at to really improve everything.  Thanks very much for any suggestions.

rob


taylorro

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but you should know that you do not need to get the Multibit options. If you are spinning redbook CDs like me,

True Grabber, you don’t "need" it for RedBook CD PCM 16/44 or 24/96, it will play fine on Delta Sigma (bitstream) dsd chips.
But Redbook does sound better when converted through Multibit converters, as it does it bit perfect and not a facsimile like Delta Sigma, as this from MoJo Music simply states:

Mojo Music:
" When a PCM (Redbook) file is played on a native DSD single-bit (Delta Sigma) converter, the single-bit DAC chip has to convert the PCM to DSD in real-time. This is one of the major reasons people claim DSD sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern single-bit (Delta Sigma) DACs do a poor job of decoding PCM.


Cheers George
taylorro
  My sources are primarily red book cd

Then stick with R2R Multibit dacs, the best for doing PCM (RedBook), discrete new ones or new old stock.
 Shiit Yggdrasill is a good nos new one, but make sure it's the latest "B" (mkII) version.
http://www.schiit.com/products/yggdrasil
Cheers George  
taylorro
  DAC Suggestions Please

What sort of music media do you listen to.

Redbook CD's 16/44 or 24/96, DXD downloads?
Or
DSD downloads?

As this will make a difference to what sort of "conversion process" you'll be better off with to get the best out of that format.

Cheers George 
The 1421 is priced around 1060 EUR.
The 1421 se is 850euro's, even better deal than the 1541 xlr at 1290euro's 

http://soekris.dk/dac1421.html