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Recommend a DAC for my system....please.

Hard for me to audition because I don't know where to start. I pretty much have the HT area covered, now I need a NICE musical dac somewhere around the $3k area. New or used. I was thinking about the Levinson 36/36s.
My listening taste depends on my mood, mostly jazz, bossa nova, pop, etc... but NO rap.
It'd be great if I can be satisfied with this dac for a long, long time. Any thoughts????

Much appreciated...
jose21
jose21 OP
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I forgot to add, I'm trying to get that lush, warm, musical sound(isn't everyone). My speakers don't help much in that dept.(a bit on the bright side, great for HT though).
Getting my hands on some Golden Cross interconnect cables next week which should "warm" things up.
lafish
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Sonic Frontier Processor 3, should be a good choice for your "moody" music taste.

Otherwise, try cheaper model, SFD2MKII, or Audio Synthesis DAX2SE.
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platypus
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ML will be a wrong choice. Go for an Audio Note 3.1x.
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timo
610 posts
 
I would suggest a Muse Model Two Plus.
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jcoat007
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You can get a P1A/P3A w/Monolithic sound PS for really good prices right now. If you can find one with the Modwright Mods, this is a really nice unit.
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