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The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@oberoniaomnia  no appreciable discernable difference but you still kept the May  
Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
@dogberry Analog guys dump on digital on WBF all the time. It happens , but your point is spot on regardless   
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@partslinger My apologies for reading into your post. I haven’t heard the Dragonfly so I can’t offer an opinion on it. That said I’ll offer the following. My 1st separate DAC I purchased years ago cost around $350-450. I don’t recall if it was an ... 
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@bigtex22 what DAC do you use , what have you compared it to and how did they not differ?  
Recommendation for phono stage
I haven’t heard it but good reviews and has flexibility in settings so maybe worth a look Austin Audioworks Black Swan  
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Had a need? You're joking right. What was to be accomplished starting this thread? Were you or anyone else going to resolve his complaint for him even if he was in the right which he certainly wasn't.  So other than using this as a venue to compla... 
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@inna . What exactly are you taking his side about? He started a thread calling a dealer out claiming he was wronged, he doesn’t apologize or manup after facts show otherwise but rather claims woke. And, no matter where you are or the circumstance... 
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@partslinger if you really want to know if a $4k DAC will sound better why don’t you go listen to one with your dragonfly and whatever you hook it up to in tow and do a 1 st hand comparison. That is if you really want to know vs the vieled skeptic... 
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@zappas Based upon the seller’s rebuttal to your obviously false claim of being wronged, coupled with your above continued woe is poor me post  which further reflects poorly on any litle credibility you had left I’d guess that no one here would be... 
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As often happens with these whiner woe is me threads the other side of the story comes out and all that was accomplished is the Op losing whatever prior perceived credibility he/she may have had.  
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Since you asked "What you say ?" So you had a transaction that didn't go the way you wanted you're not the 1st person nor will you be the last that this will happen to.  Aside from having a convenient platform to vent your woes is the outcome goi... 
The DAC Scam - Almost everyone believes the hype
@oberoniaomnia ", I experimented with a $250 and a $5,000 DAC and preference depended on track. Differences if perceptible at all were minute at best. ....So rather consider foot print and look of the DAC than thinking one may sound better for a v... 
THORENS in USA
Verdant Audio and a few others seem to have them according to Google   
845 tubes...
I have Linlai Global 845 D Dream Series which is excellent sounding and has been reliable, unfortunately they appear to have stopped making that one as part of their lineup of 845s. Based upon my experience with this one I wouldn’t hesitate buying... 
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@grannyring Bill thank you for the response. Regarding streaming I don't stream at all, but if I decide to do  so I can add a streamer and use the Neodio if I wanted as it is designed to allow for streaming input as well.