DAC suggestions

My Gustard R26 just shipped from china today. Hope to have in hand by end of next week. Will hook up right away with balanced xlr’s upgrade power cord and play a radio stream through it 24/7 for a week before I sit in the sweet spot and do a leave me alone listening session. My first go to song is Tin Pan Alley Stevie Ray, second up will be Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick whole album. Then select tracks from Pink Floyd the wall, and to finish it off I will use Jack White Blunder Bus. Will post my results when done unless it sounds so good I take a week off work, put on the adult diaper and lock the doors to never be heard from.

what ever you have just sent them to me for upgrades.

Happy Listening

Denafrips Pontus II decodes native DSD to 1024, and 24/1536 PCM via USB and I2S. It will decode 24/196 on digital co-ax, optical, and AES/EBU.....and has an upsampling mode if you choose to use it.

If you need any more tech details, I'd suggest sending Alvin Chee (owner of Vinshine, the US distrubutor.....he's great to deal, and Denafrips warranty repair is US based (assuming you are in the US?

sales@vinshineaudio.com

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When talking about AMR, their sister company iFi Audio flagship DAC : the iFi Pro iDSD is also a good choice in 2k used unit with super versatile Dac at this price tag. 😎

I am currently using a T+A DAC 8 with a Wolf Server, Circle Labs A200 and Audiovector R3 Arette. I not not find it all “bloomy” (whatever that is supposed to mean) on my system. One has to keep in mind that every element of your system is going to influence the output, including your room. Of course I would like to transition to their new model but it just doesn’t fit my ascetics requirements, looks too much like many of the 60/70’s mobile recording decks I once used, plus it is very pricey. However, $2k for a well loved unit is a good place to start. Hope you find what fills your listening needs.