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Best digital converter $5k under

I have gone on a hunt listening to different setups and by far
The most balanced and , Hi tech,parts build is the Auralic Vega dac
It does everything including DSD,since i had the Bryston dac-1 i listened
To the new dac -2 my friends own both dacs Including the Berkeleydac-2
This dac was developed from several Swiss firms and Taiwan,Hong kong.
The clock is the lowest jitter I have ever seen listed under$10k
It is as good or better sounding then anything Under $8k IMO. It has a very natural warm balance, superb imaging and micro dynamics and excellent sound staging.even my vinyl friends were very impressed and for under $3500 it is a no brainer.my friend bought it after seeing a review in Computer Audiophile. I am for sure buying one this fall.do your homework
And build quality is as good or better then Anything out there even in the $10k range,that is saying a lot !!
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wisnon
700 posts
 
Well the Lampi DSD has no Dac chip in it at all (tri-level filtration) and is all tube based and has Duelund caps option. I have a Lampi L4 PCM Dac and a separate Lampi DSD-only Dac and its the best digital i heard to date, playing DSD128! I can imagine anything topping that. I will get a chance to compare against a PBD-5 soon.

ABruce knows what he is talking about!
wisnon
700 posts
 
AudioMan,

Sorry, I just saw this. My Lampi DSD was one of the early ones and is a DSD-only Dac. I also have a regular L4.

However, its possible to get the DSD module in a regular L4 (if single ended or without too many options) or in any other higher level. A SE L4 with DSD should be about $4.5K, Duelunds and Vol control extra, of course.

The 2013 Gen 4 Lampis are even better than the ones last year. Its so good now, he has frozen the design from mid year.
wisnon
700 posts
 
MrTennis, you are correct BUT its impossible to know the objective best until we have measurements for EVERYTHING, and we are far away from that point. The current best measuring tool is the ear!
wisnon
700 posts
 
Audioman, you need to hear a Lampi.

I have a pal in Reading, Mass who just updated his Level4 and he says it beats vinyl in his system for the first time!

Can you send me a PM at Audiocircle to see if I can finagle you a demo listen? If nothing else, it would be a fun adventure.
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