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Higher End DACs

I am looking for a DAC (potentially streamer&DAC) to be paired in a mcintosh system (c1100/611). Its my first foray into digital streaming and I have no need for a CD player.

I see a lot of love for Esoteric, however, most seems to be around their transports? Are they not as renowned for pure digital streaming and/or standalone DACs? I see DCS (for instance) often referenced for standalone DACs - how does Esoteric compare?
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erik_squires
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Thanks for the info @kren0006

Do you have any other high resolution sources, or would you say it’s almost all Tidal? I’m wondering if you can compare both to Redbook (44.1 kHz/16 bit) on your DAC.

Thanks,

Erik
erik_squires
16,589 posts
 
Roon seriously exaggerates the CPU they need, so long as you aren’t resampling to DSD.

I use an AMD A 10 78xx and with several EQ functions engaged it barely gets to 4% CPU utilization. Even PCM upsampling is negligible.
erik_squires
16,589 posts
 
Hi @kren0006

What DAC are you using??
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