Looking at the DAC market as a whole and the progression of the digital pathway with streaming & DAC units: option of buying a decent used price DAC of the last 8 yrs...say a Berkley Audio Alpha 3 2018 (not the Reference) or a Mola Mola compared to the newer Schiit or one of the other newer builds of the past 1-2 years....thoughts? Or, going with a newer lower price-point DAC and waiting say 5 years to upgrade then? Several of the "extreme" price-point systems ( MSB, Bartok, and others ) are coming out with trickle-down tech but even their entry level systems are very pricey. Is DAC progression still early; will it benefit from newer tech coming? How much emphasis goes toward...software/algorithm vs chip/chips vs shielding/electronics? Is one side reaching build limits?
