Coinsidering upgrading from my original Auralic Vega DAC. My budget is $5K which can be for a preowned or new DAC. I run Roon Rock on an intel Nuc and Quobuz streaming. My system electronics are CJ ET5 and P12's. Advice is appreciated. Thank You
thats what I was thinking. Also, is my Vega long in the tooth SQ wise? or is it still competitive?Too many good dac in the market.
Need to focus first :
1. Tube vs SS.
2. Delta-sigma vs Resistor Array vs others.
The Bricasti was on my list as well as the Weiss.Bricasti M3 is outstanding, and can be configured with a very high quality headphone amplifier too.
I prefer to stay SS on the DAC. I have tube power amps and Preamp. I purposely bought the CXJ ET5 cause it has only one tube. I want reliability and repeatability. I wont exclude tube just yet until I hear one (lampi)If you can't decide between tubes vs solid-state, our iDSD PRO Signature has bothYou can select your flavour of the day easily! Oh, and it features a pretty good headphone amplifier if that is something you might use.
Understandable, that is a significant investment we are talking about. We know that is crucial at this level of performance. That's why we are housing the finest 5670 NOS tubes from General Electric. They are burned-in and tested before they end up in our products. Thanks to that, we can promise reliability to those who decide to trust in our equipmentI prefer to stay SS on the DAC. I have tube power amps and Preamp. I purposely bought the CXJ ET5 cause it has only one tube. I want reliability and repeatability. I wont exclude tube just yet until I hear one (lampi)
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