I went from the chip decoder in my Oppo disk player for several years. Then after several years of reading, and watching various reviews of Dacs, I bought a Denafrips Venus 12th about two years ago. I was stunned at the difference. I did not believe how much better my system. The clarity, smoothness, less fatigue, hearing things I never heard before. Disks that are SACD, BLU RAY, DVD-Audio all were revealing. The Denafrips is easy to use. No volume control, simple to use nothing I dont need, just easy to use. No regrets. The Venus is the middle Dac in the lineup, offer great performance for the money.
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
Over many decades I have owned my share of multi-thousand dollar dacs.My current is my Audio Alchemy DDP-1 + PS 5, which I have owned for ~ 4 years. I have made many changes to my system, including cables and it has shined a light on every one, so I tend to agree with the YTV . Your thoughts?