I would think the price range you are listening, sound quality would be greatly more important than connection type. So between similar priced DACs the sound quality might vary by say from one to ten and the variation in sound quality because of it’s connection type might be .5.
Tube DAC with i2s input?
Hi all, I want to upgrade from my Pontus II which is a good DAC but I'm looking for better depth/dimension, separation and analog warmth. I recently added a Laiv uDDC to the Pontus and that improved things notably so I'd like to keep that option for a new tube DAC, however most I come across do not have i2s input. Any suggestions? Budget $4-6k thanks. - Rich