DACs in the Peachtree Nova 150 vs WiiM Ultra


I recently bought the Peachtree Nova 150 and have a WiiM Ultra.  Not anywhere close to an expert here, so wondering the following:

Would the DAC in the "brand new" WiiM Ultra (ES9038Q2M) perform/sound better than the much older one in the Peachtree Nova 150 (ES9018K2M SABRE32 Reference)?

Thanks!!

johnnotkathi

The WiiM is great sounding for the price (I have one)...but it's not a great DAC in there...

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