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Best DAC under R20k?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rupert" data-source="post: 544025" data-attributes="member: 7748"><p>Approaching the same problem from a different angle. What is the best DAC under R20k? By "best" I mean sound quality only. Everything needs to be there: </p><p>[list type=decimal]</p><p>[*]very good detail</p><p>[*]authority and dynamism</p><p>[*]good soundstage with reasonably accurate instrument placement</p><p>[*]fluidity / "analogue" sound / absence of ringing (i.e. "digititus")</p><p>[*]equal representation for all bands from bass to treble ("balanced fullness"), with no frequency band getting preferential treatment</p><p>[*]no harshness or stridency but no exaggerated rounding off either</p><p>[/list]</p><p>Don't need preamp or headphone amp. Don't particularly need DSD or USB either. Just optical and coax inputs, really. Outputs can be RCA or balanced, but RCA only is fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rupert, post: 544025, member: 7748"] Approaching the same problem from a different angle. What is the best DAC under R20k? By "best" I mean sound quality only. Everything needs to be there: [list type=decimal] [*]very good detail [*]authority and dynamism [*]good soundstage with reasonably accurate instrument placement [*]fluidity / "analogue" sound / absence of ringing (i.e. "digititus") [*]equal representation for all bands from bass to treble ("balanced fullness"), with no frequency band getting preferential treatment [*]no harshness or stridency but no exaggerated rounding off either [/list] Don't need preamp or headphone amp. Don't particularly need DSD or USB either. Just optical and coax inputs, really. Outputs can be RCA or balanced, but RCA only is fine. [/QUOTE]
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