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| Odd DAC Pricing The difference suggests how desperately one wants to sell OR that they had a generous discount on the original purchase (and still didn't like the product) | |
| Relaxed/Analog sounding DAC for under $10k (used or new) The SW1X DACs are generally known for effortless, lifelike sound. The DAC II and DAC III are under this price range but having heard both, the DAC III (based on TDA1541) is the perfect benchmark for a relaxed sound. They both have a USB input vers... | |
| How much power needed to drive 91db speakers? in most cases a high quality 15-50 watt Class A amplifier will be enough to drive your speakers, it wil definitely be more efficient. Here's a snippet of power delivery and relationship: https://sw1xad.co.uk/technology_post/power-delivery-relation... | |
| SW1X dacs Latest SW1X DAC III review just dropped! https://sw1xad.co.uk/hivisit-sw1x-dac-review-at-live-fidelity-with-bastanis-speakers-and-more/ | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS @cfarrow Agreed. SW1X is a great start for a pure R2R DAC, extremely analogue sounding because they are also NOS digital filterless, not just another R2R dac. Topping or Denafrips are budget options but you'd find yourself wanting to upgrade thos... |