Here is what I know about Digital as heard in my own system:
The ModWright OPPO 205 sound MUCH worse than a Wadia 781i. I had hoped to replace the Wadia to reduce the number of components in my system but CD's and SACD"s sound so much better on the Wadia even with top-notch NOS tubes in the Oppo/ModWright.
The Luxman D-06 fed by A Small Green Computer Server with 10TB SSD's, into a SONORE Optical Rendu SE sounds obviously better than the Wadia. When the Luxman was fed by a MacBook Pro, it sounded about the same as the Wadia.
The Luxman D-06 has better micro dynamics than the DCS Debussy, but is not fatiguing. The Debussy sounded too "smoothed over."
The Schitt "Yiggy" is a good dac, but not as good as the Luxman.. A used Luxman is $2500.
The SGC server and the Sonore Optical Rendu Signature are a fabulous combination. The total cost with all available upgrades was about $9000 with 10 TB SSD. They have many less expensive options. I do not know if Aurender, Innous or Antipodes sound better, but this was a massive improvement over my MacBook Pro.
The ModWright OPPO 205 sound MUCH worse than a Wadia 781i. I had hoped to replace the Wadia to reduce the number of components in my system but CD's and SACD"s sound so much better on the Wadia even with top-notch NOS tubes in the Oppo/ModWright.
The Luxman D-06 fed by A Small Green Computer Server with 10TB SSD's, into a SONORE Optical Rendu SE sounds obviously better than the Wadia. When the Luxman was fed by a MacBook Pro, it sounded about the same as the Wadia.
The Luxman D-06 has better micro dynamics than the DCS Debussy, but is not fatiguing. The Debussy sounded too "smoothed over."
The Schitt "Yiggy" is a good dac, but not as good as the Luxman.. A used Luxman is $2500.
The SGC server and the Sonore Optical Rendu Signature are a fabulous combination. The total cost with all available upgrades was about $9000 with 10 TB SSD. They have many less expensive options. I do not know if Aurender, Innous or Antipodes sound better, but this was a massive improvement over my MacBook Pro.