How much should I spend on a new DAC

Hello Gents. What would be reasonable sum to spend on a new DAC relative to my current audio rig.

Speakers: Sonus Faber Olympica II

Integrated Amp: Pass Labs INT-25

DAC: Pro-Ject Dac Box S2+

Speaker Cables: Kimber 8VS Bi-Wire

Power cable: Kimber PK10 Base

Interconnects: Audioquest Tower

I must say I'm very happy with the music coming out of my speakers but It's obvious that the DAC is not the same league as the rest of the equipment.

celestial__sound01-19-2023 8:16pm

sudnh Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 111 posts 01-21-2023 at 01:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Wow… advice all over the place from folks. most of it garbage. lucky for you I also own a project dac box s2+ and a pass amp (not their integrated amp). first, I got the ifi elite power supply for the project dac. this made a huge difference. you have a good dac that with the ifi power supply will compete with dacs in the <$2000 range. I have done this with compare with the qutest and the Pontus and the dac box with the ifi elite power supply and the dac box s2+ is still in my system. the other area is your speaker cables and other cables. Your cables are well below the capability of your system. do not replace your integrated amp as someone suggested, you have a very nice integrated amp. so better cables and and the ifi elite power supply for is what I recommend to take your sound reproduction to the next level.
sudnh Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 111 posts 01-21-2023 at 04:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Please realize that any high-end brand name cable from Ali express (any cables out of china) is likely fake. wont comment on their no name cables but I would doubt they are any good for the caliber of audio system you have.