Three way shootout...
I've narrowed my "never heard a single one of them (yet)" DAC search to 3 candidates and would appreciate opinions from anyone that has actually heard any two of them. All three? Great!
- Mytek Brooklyn + microRendu
- PS Audio DS Junior (network built in)
- Schiit Yggdrasil + microRendu
Accounting for a trade-in on the DSJr, these options are very close on price.
I want to stream Tidal and playback files, mostly CD rips, from a Windows 10 computer accessible at the audio system only by Ethernet. I would most likely using Roon. I prefer simplicity of implementation (DSJr built in network has a leg up here). I'm also hoping for sufficiently good sound quality that I can get off this merry-go-round for a couple of years.
What are not important at all are variable output/preamp, headphone amp, phono stage (?!?) or fancy display. My preamp has balanced inputs, but I believe all of the above have balanced outputs.
I do have quite a few SA-CDs that I'd hate to lose use of, though I could still play on my Oppo BDP-105D.
Thank you.
Chris V