I'm a huge fan of the Perreaux Audiant DP32 - massively adaptable, great sound and built like a tank. Havent found anything that fully compares in the same price range. Just my .02
DACs With Killer Built-In Preamps
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I see a lot of DACs with volume controls with the ability to act as a preamp. The Audio Research Reference Dac/Digital Media Bridge ($15k) has a volume control and a lot of innards of its Reference 5SE preamp...which makes for a very serious preamp section on that DAC.
Are there any DACs with voulume controls under $7k that can compete with top-tier preamps?
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I see a lot of DACs with volume controls with the ability to act as a preamp. The Audio Research Reference Dac/Digital Media Bridge ($15k) has a volume control and a lot of innards of its Reference 5SE preamp...which makes for a very serious preamp section on that DAC.
Are there any DACs with voulume controls under $7k that can compete with top-tier preamps?
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