It would have been helpful if you mentioned what DAC you were talking about. The Node2i DAC isn't very good. The Chord TT2 is a good choice. The RME ADI-2 is a good DAC , Benchmark DAC3 is another. you're right there are a lot of good DACs which would last you longer than 3 years.
More money toward better speakers or a better DAC?
Speakers need quality content to play. Great recordings sound very good on low end speakers. Crappy recordings sound bad from great speakers. Seems focus is well served on improving quality of incoming sound. The Dac is a huge part of the equation.
Are we all ‘cheaping’ out by not spending more for a better dac?
Are we all ‘cheaping’ out by not spending more for a better dac?
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JA tells you all you need to know about Borfer Patrol. https://www.stereophile.com/content/borderpatrol-digital-analogue-converter-se-measurements |
You can get an insight to NOS here. I have no idea what a tube does in a DAC other than add distortion. http://archimago.blogspot.com/2018/11/nos-vs-digital-filtering-dacs-exploring.html |