Is there such a thing as a FOREVER DAC/streamer?


I know I might be talking about rehab in a back alley, but here it goes.

I've been looking to upgrade my Hegel H390's internal DAC. But I would only do it to knock it out of the park; as the Hegel's internal DAC does an admirable job. So the question is, is there such a thing as an end game-forever DAC. At the end of the day, DAC is a digital product. Digital technology evolve quicker than analog technology. 

Will that Lumin X1, Bartok, Dave, etc be obsolete in 3 years? Thus making this a moot conversation...

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Showing 2 responses by lalitk

“At the end of the day, DAC is a digital product.”

With that outlook, don’t bother to waste your money on an external DAC. You are only adding an expense of power cord, digital cord for not much gain. If you can’t help wondering, buy a DAC with a return policy to scratch your itch :-) 

“A dac that makes beautiful music today will make beautiful music 10 years from now as long as it is built with quality parts”

+1, @arafiq

I plan on keeping mine!