Used DACs in the 10k range

@david_ten that's awesome that you have the Terminator too and are enjoying like I am.

What other dacs gave you compared the Terminator too ?

@hgeifman good option I think, definitely will consider it

Anyone have thoughts on a used bricasti m1 se?

@audiotroy you like the 9H or sopra 3 more ?

@hk_fan  is that a cd player?

@audiotroy  Thanks man. Zenith is fairly pricey and I already have a pretty well regarded network streamer SOTM 200 ultra which is powered by an SPS 500 to try and detach the audio from my pc (it plays through ethernet). Would you say this is still a far cry from a Zenith player instead?

My He9 seems like a pretty great preamp and a friend of mine who has heard much more expensive preamps says it hangs but I do in the future want to get something better.

In terms of my speakers that is the first upgrade I am looking to get. I actually got these Sig S8s only 1 year ago and paid only $2000 + rega rs7 speakers so pretty amazing deal. For the money I doubt I can get much better but for my next step I want something truly end game. So I am looking into the used market at around $50k. I have a thread on this actually ($50k used speakers that perform like $200k speakers lol).

I actually hear the persona 7F and was really impressive by their crystalline sound.

@cal18 Thanks heh, I'll think about that one, but doubt it would hold a candle to my current dac

@hgeifman  thats a great idea... how do you think it would compare to DAVE and Bricasti m1 se?

@audiotroy  thank you for the organised list, which tube pre would you go for? I'd like to keep it under $10k used

@audiotroy  what about S5 MK II or M2/M3 vs 9H ? Have you heard the former?

Just heard the M2s today and was blown away.