PS audio digital link 3 or similiar Dac

I've been using a DacMagic for a short while and I think it's an incredible value. As far as I can tell, it's sound quality is comparable to the PS. If they were closer in price, maybe the PS would win, but with the price advantage of the DacMagic, it's hard not to choose it.

The other advantage DacMagic has over PS is that it also has a digital pass thru so if you're using a DVD player for both music and movies, you can have a 2 channel analog output for your music and an unprocessed digital signal that can be decoded by a processor for 5.1 coming from the same player through the DacMagic. PS doesn't have a digital pass thru.

I got the PS DL III to upgrade the D/A of my Krell KAV 300CD. Wow, what an improvement in the sound, especially at 192K! It competes well with my vinyl playback system (VPI Scout, Graham Slee Mk V & Elevator, Shelter 501). It has a sweetness to it that stands out, and far more bass extension than the Krell. Of course, the KAV 300CD D/A is 12 years old, but it makes a very nice transport.

Had a Benchmark, Lavry was better, Benchmark gone... tried a PS audio DLIII, was a little bit better than the Lavry, upgraded DLIII to Cullen Level 4, then much better than Lavry, Lavry gone... Just got the new Wyred 4 Sound DAC 1.. beats the crap out of the DLIII... DLIII Gone :-) My opinion just buy the Wyred DAC1.. Oh and I have a Cambridge Dac Magic.. all of the others were/are better.. Still have the Dac Magic though I use it for my outdoor speaker setup ;-)

Wyred 4 sound is almost unbeatable as far as price. To get much better sound qaulity you would have to add another zero on to the 1000$ price tag. If you dont like it (I doubt you wont) You can sell it with no problem.

Channel islands Audio VDA2 and VAC1 sound great to me. Beat Benchmark and Dacmagic. Hard to find 2nd hand tho.