What's your budget?
Moving up from an Oppo 205
I have an Oppo 205 that I am using as a DAC with an Aurrender N100 via USB. It sound surprising good and actually a better sounding (and functioning DAC) than the one in My McIntosh C2500. I not only listen to my collection of Hi-Rez files but also now Tidal with MQA. What would be a noticeable upgrade for a DAC and or DAC with steaming abilities.
Only from a 2ch audio perspective.
Thank you
Only from a 2ch audio perspective.
Thank you
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Good question which brings up another question of what would be the price range for improvement. So there are some in the 2-3k range such as Mytek, then there are as several in the 5-6k range such as PS Audio etc. all the way up to DCS with a Bartok at 15k to Vivaldi at over 100k . Cant afford the the Vivaldi :( but don't want to spend 2 or 3k for a "lateral" move. I would guess then that some those in the 5k plus region would ( or should ) provide a noticeable improvement in Sound quality as well as a stable and reliable source. ( ie the DAC in my McIntosh C2500 often locks up when changing sample rates, hence my move back to the Oppo which is very stable and actually sounded better ) I would say the DCS Bartok would be to top of the budget would prefer something less expensive that would still be an improvement |
What about the Border Patrol DAC which is very highly thought of? Only $1400! https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2017/04/16/border-patrol-se-dac-review/ http://borderpatrol.net/DAC.htm |
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