No doubt that the T+A 200 DAC is receiving much high praise from more and more reviewers. They all seem to be extremely impressed. Purely based on sonic ground, rather than feature/flexibility it’d be interesting to compare with the Lessloss Echo R2R DAC. Both are said to sound exceptionally well.
Charles
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@charles1dad Has anyone compared the Lessloss DAC to the Terminator?
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@audioman58
That's great to hear. Would you mind elaborating a little on the system(s) you compared those DACs on, and in which ways you feel the T+A 200DAC are better (and is there any area (if at all) you feel the R2R might have an upper hand?
Just curious to learnt from people who did direct comparison. Thanks
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@charles1dad Has anyone compared the Lessloss DAC to the Terminator?
@soix
Not that I’m aware of. I just know that Lessloss is a quality product and feedback regarding their DAC has been very positive. They seem to have a more European than North American penetration.
Charles
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