Forte F-50A DAC

I owned this DAC about 5 years ago. I can't help you on the specs, but I'll let you know that I didn't like the sound of this DAC at all. On the other hand, the Forte Model 50, which is its predecessor, is a wonderful sounding DAC.

I also owned both and had the opposite opinion as Rayhall, strongly preferring the F-50A. Chalk it up to system matching, personal preferences etc. I would, however, characterize both as dated, and nothing special compared to contemporaries from other brands at their time of production. Nothing wrong with these DACs, but they won't do much to improve decent single disc players of today.

Thanks for your opinions. Do you guys think if it is worth to buy the Forte F-50A Dac. I have the Sony DVP-NS999ES now. I'm thinking to buy this Dac because it has the balance output, so i can hook up to my DK design integrated amp.
Thanks a lot,
Nam

Is the Forte DAC better than the DAC in my Sony dvp-ns999es?

If you have a chance to listen to it, that would be the best thing to do. I am not familiar with the Sony so I can't hazard a guess.

I directly compared the F-50A to the built-in DAC of a Rega Jupiter 2000 CD player, a Bel Canto 1.1 DAC, and an Aragon D2A2 DAC, all of which I preferred over the F-50A. The F-50A had sweetness and some sparkle, but I found it ultimately lacking in body, soundstage and realism compared to the other products mentioned.

In all cases, I used the RCA outputs, so I don't know how using the balanced outs might affect the sound.