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From CAL Alpha to ARC DAC3:an upgrade?

Hi
I currently use CAL Alpha with Audio Research CD2 (as a transport only).Recently i noticed a number of used Audio Research DAC 3 on the market for a very decent price (from $1200 to $1500).Should i take an upgrade plunge or it is not worth the money?Do they have similar sound?How big is the improvement in sound?I appreciate all your responses.thanx.
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bluefin
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Some say too layback, the other too forward.
I have a DAC5. They use BNC input but no RCA. A big differece I find to get rid of forwardness is to use digital cable with BNC (can buy from ebay CANARE and specify BNC on one end or both). A BNC/RCA converter is no good. BNC is real industry standard for 75 ohm and it is best using BNC directly. Since then, I sold the upsampled DAC and stay with this one waiting for good SACD player.
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