It appears that most of the DACs are not set up to receive 2 channel input from a CD transport. They all have 2 channels out, but just various connections for streaming, but nothing for transports. How would I connect a transport to one of these?
DAC - DCS Bartok or the new Berkeley Alpha DAC 3
Looking for a dac trying to decide between DCS Bartok or the new Berkeley Alpha DAC 3.
I will not be able to hear them before I buy so I am looking for general thoughts.
They will be paired with MC462 and C22. I have Revel 228BE speakers.
I am also looking for a streamer that can do multiroom with out roon.
Currently considering Bluesound node or Moon MIND2
Thanks
I will not be able to hear them before I buy so I am looking for general thoughts.
They will be paired with MC462 and C22. I have Revel 228BE speakers.
I am also looking for a streamer that can do multiroom with out roon.
Currently considering Bluesound node or Moon MIND2
Thanks
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A few contributors above have suggested get a good streamer/front end before the DAC. This is the best advice. The enemy of every DAC is jitter and even if a DAC has zero jitter it can't compensate for the jitter coming in. So spend on your front end like you're going to keep it for 10 years and get a $1000 or so DAC. An Aurender ACS10 will shock you when coupled with a cheap DAC and a N10/N20 will completely blow you away. An expensive DAC just like expensive speakers will reveal shortcomings from down the line. |
@efoo Yes that's correct, no wifi or Roon only hard wired LAN to another Aurender unit. |
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