If you HAD to purchase a used (over 4 years old) DAC, what would it be?


There's some great prices, if you look hard enough on used DACS over 4 years old (previous versions of current models, etc). If you needed a DAC and HAD to choose a used one, what model would you buy?

aberyclark

+1 for the T+A DAC 200.   I have one and am delighted with it.   However, I think it’s only 4yrs old; wouldn’t meet the OP’s premise….  Great DAC though.

I would find a used Ayre QB-9, or QB-9 DSD, and then send it to Ayre to be updated to the QB-9 Twenty. I think it sounds wonderful in that new form, and both buying the used DAC, and then getting the upgrade would likely be under $3,000 total.

I recently picked up a (10?) year old Mytek dac on the cheap and I'm quite happy with it.