Wyred for Sound DAC 2 or Peachtree Nova


I'm looking for a new dac to replace my Bel Canto Dac 3. I would use the Nova as a Dac preamp only. What do you think?
philefreak

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Sorry for the delay, I had to return my DAC-1 that was on loan before I could make the comparison, but I should be receiving my DAC-2 by the end of the week.
Although the implementation is more important(analog section, PS, etc...), the 32 bit sabre chip is capable of higher sampling frequency, bit rate, and dynamic range.
My DAC-2 only has about 20 hours on it, but there is no comparison to using the NOVA as a DAC only, none.
The DAC-2 has better transparency, dynamics, and a much larger soundstage in my system, YMMV.
I should be hearing them back to back this or next week. From memory, they do sound very similar though.