I just got a Gustard A26 dual AKM R2R DAC and am amazed at the performance for about $1450 delivered. Remote for on-the-fly changing of inputs, clock input, nice LED screen, etc. I’ll be listing my Denafrips Terrminator 12th Ann early next year.
DACed and Confused here...
So many brands/models/shapes/sizes. Everyone has an opinion.
I have decided to start my streaming with a DAC. I will probably just use a tablet initially with Quobuz or Tidal, before ultimately getting a proper streamer.
Looking for <=$1500. I thought I was set with the RME ADI-2 until I read here that it would require a new power supply and basically an engineering degree to make it sound good (not flat, not analytical). Is that price point too low?
System is ARC REF 5se --> Art Audio PX-25 --> Blumenhofer FS-2, with the DAC coming in as the source.
Can anyone give me some guidance?