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Thinking about getting a R2R DAC

Dear community,

I currently have a chord qutest DAC. I like it a lot, very full sound, accurate detailed and exciting.  However, whenever I go back to vinyl (with a well-recorded nice pressing) I find the sound so much more satisfying.  There is a warmth, yes, but there is a presence, a 'there-ness' that I just don't get with the digital.  I'm wondering if an R2R DAC would get me closer to that?  my budget would be around the same as the qutest.  I was looking at the MHDT Orchid or the Border Patrol.  Don't get me wrong, I really like the Qutest.  I am thinking of putting it in the upstairs system to pair with the Node2i I have up there.  Any thoughts?  Will analog always just be a different animal than digital?

Currently in the main system I have a Sonore uRendu feeding the Qutest which is going to a LTA MZ2 going to a Pass XA 30.5

thanks!
adam8179

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thyname
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And Dannad, I am going to sleep now (yeah, believe it or not, I do work for a living), but before I do, I will leave you with what another member said about you back then when you were posting as AtDavid:

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He's not doing these sorts of threads because he cares about audio or high end audio or the people who desire quality audio in their lives. 

Hes trying to crash it, he's trying to tear it down, he's trying to force it to follow HIS dogma. Every post he makes screams this point, either openly, or subtly. 

See it for what it is.
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thyname
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Great analogy @georgehifi!!

Well said @teoaudio! But in all honesty, replying to Dow Jones is useless. We all know what his opinion is. In ALL things audio.
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thyname
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Dollar for dollar vs. Delta Sigma, R2R DACs win all the time. They tend to have a much pleasant sound to the ear. Less fatiguing, and closer to well done analog. And don’t listen to the keyboard jockeys who tell us we cannot hear the difference. These are the same guys who always say we cannot hear a difference from anything.

Now.... they are R2R DACs and R2R DACs. They are not created equal. To my ears, MSB DACs are the best sounding. They don’t often come for sale in used market, if at all, other than previous generations from a decade ago.
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thyname
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Dude! You need to get a hobby: just “joined” two weeks ago, and 112 posts already. Over 1,000 posts in a short few months under those two other usernames, before they kicked your sorry ass out.

Get a real job, and maybe then you can afford a DAC.

Oh... almost forgot to ask: why were you banned twice, and why keep coming back under different usernames?  
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thyname
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You hate the audiophiles, don’t you Ethan 😂😂
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thyname
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You REALLY think this boy has a “system” ? 😂😂
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thyname
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Dannad? You again? Oh boy! You will never let it go, would you 😂😂. Welcome back! 
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thyname
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Sure. I will respond instead 😂😂

Questions for you:

1) Why did you have to switch your usernames many times? What happened to AtDavid and Roberttdid?

2) Can you list your audio system?

3) Do you have a real world job?
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thyname
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The only “person” I have an issue with Danny Boy is you. Now and when you were posting under those other usernames.

Let me ask my question again: why were you banned twice, and why keep coming back under different usernames? Why is this so important to you, mighty keyboard warrior?
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thyname
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Here. Same keyboard jockey, different usernames:

https://forum.audiogon.com/users/roberttdid

https://forum.audiogon.com/users/atdavid

These two “guys” banned.

Now rises from the ashes to save us all poor souls, the messiah:

https://forum.audiogon.com/users/dannad

Hallelujah!

For some reason, all these “personas” have zero feedback here. Nada. Nothing under Systems either. Just hundreds of posts in the Forum section, over a short period of time. So yes! Definitely keyboard warrior likely writing from mom’s basement, with a powerful google machine at hand. 

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thyname
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Hey Dannad: you never answered my questions. What is YOUR DAC?

Also, the other question you did not answer: why did you have to switch your Audiogon handles from AtDavid first, then Roberttid, now Dannad? Why did they ban you? Twice!
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