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SMc Audio Ultra DAC. Thoughts and Opinions?

Greetings fellow A'gon members.
Recently an SMc Audio Ultra DAC has become available here for sale. I've read the review an older SMc Audio Ultra DAC revision on 6moons.

I was wondering if members could share their thoughts on the SMc Audio Ultra DAC. Either if you own or owned it or have listened to it previously I'd like to know your thoughts (Positive or negative) on the music it makes.

What DACs does it compare too? Do you need high-end gear to get the most out of it?

The reason I ask is that even at the lowered asking price of $1500 the SMc Audio Ultra DAC represents a significant expenditure for me and will be the most expensive piece of audio equipment in my entire chain. (More to follow.)
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tvad
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DACs change with new technology more quickly than any other component except for computer/streaming sources. Also, due to Moore's Law, the cost of the new DACs with newer technology is often less expensive.

This is one area where it might be wise to buy a new or near-new component, unless there's some specific feature of the older DAC chips that interests you, i.e. non oversampling or non upsampling.
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