There are several factors into building into a quality sounding dac ,
it is not just about the dac chipsets. My BurrBrown 1792 chipsets in my Belcanto 2.7 dac sound betterthen many that sell for much more money the powersupplies,and isolation is very important ,
as well as the word clocks which mine have Dual Femto clocks
which is class leading coming from a designer that has over 25 years working with digital ,as well as having his roots in Vacuum tubes and designs his Sonics with that in design .by having a seperate dac it can have the isolation needed as welssthe parts quality . http://www.belcantodesign.com/home/eone/dac-2-7/
it is not just about the dac chipsets. My BurrBrown 1792 chipsets in my Belcanto 2.7 dac sound betterthen many that sell for much more money the powersupplies,and isolation is very important ,
as well as the word clocks which mine have Dual Femto clocks
which is class leading coming from a designer that has over 25 years working with digital ,as well as having his roots in Vacuum tubes and designs his Sonics with that in design .by having a seperate dac it can have the isolation needed as welssthe parts quality . http://www.belcantodesign.com/home/eone/dac-2-7/