Which DAC is supposed to be better?


Hey. I have a Sony CDP-CA9ES CD player and a Rotel RTC-965 preamp. I've been experimenting with switching between the analog and digital outs (TOSlink) on the Sony. To be honest they sound somewhat similar with both having their weaknesses. Which one should be technically better? I'm guessing the Rotel but I was wondering what others thought. They both lead me to believe I should get the CAL Sigma DAC I've been looking at. BTW, I'm listening on Thiel CS1.5s and BetterCables ICs.

Thanks.

leo.
leoturetsky

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I agree with Tim. Try the EVS, it'll give you the detail and space that you need in your system. I also like the Bel Canto 1.1. In fact I prefer it to the EVS, but when I bought mine I had a system that needed liquidity. Everything is system dependent.