DAC with the best midrange ever.....


Please keep this topic straight to the question and try not to go off tangent. I am very specific with this need.
Most musical and melodic dac, I DONT LIKE the new benchmark dac even with all the rave out there that much but I liked the Musical Fidelity A324 dac.
The Audio Aero Capitol was nice but I prefered the SONY SCD1 even though its much older. I am a huge analog fan...
This should give you an idea as to what I am actually trying to find if you have had any of the mentioned units.
thanks
rapogee

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huge analog fan, best midrange ever, doesn't like the Benchmark...i'm thinking at the very least NOS and something with tubes.
Your comments hold ZERO credibility much like your character and the way you’ve conducted yourself. You should be ashamed that you call yourself a professional audio reviewer.
Vman71 (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)

Not to mention his "reviews" read like a robot is examining the equipment. I find them pretty useless.
Here's an interesting idea...I just picked up a minimax BBA to try as an impedance buffer between my preamp (with 5k ohm impedance out) and amps (47k in). Turns out it sounds much better between cdp and pre. The soundstaging and 'live' experience has gone through the roof -- and of course midrange is at the heart of it all (but there is also a large improvement at the extremes, more detail and more air).

You'd need a cdp, not just a transport, but cdp + BBA sounds better then any digital source I've had or heard before.