Owners of "Giant Killers"?

Marco, when did you start posing for University of Washington Life Drawing classes? You look sexy with a beard and a toga.

Marko455, the Ack! Dack! 2.0 is one of the three DACs I've been comparing and it took the bronze medal. Maybe my littler Audio Mirror D1 haad a better sling. Or a harder stone. :•)

Thanks Marko.

My giant killer is a cable -- the Sound Quest Pro Series Zero Point Reference XLR Interconnect. Fantastic neutrality and transparency (I think those are different) for next to nothing. I finally replaced them with very expensive reference cables (it took me a long while to find something better than the Sound Quests) and then changed systems which allowed me to use very inexpensive BNC 75 ohm connectors between the preamp and amps. So, I sold the reference cables but still have those Sound Quests.

As a more pricey "giant killer", the Perpetual Tech DACs (1a and 3a, the latter Wright modified, powered by a Wright power supply) are wonderful for the money. I tried other more expensive DACs and simply couldn't justify the move to a pricier system. That says a lot because, unfortunately, I'm not afraid to spend money for sonic improvements ;-) Different DAC's did present a different sound but something important always sounded worse than the Perp Techs to me. Of course, I have not yet heard some of the Giant Killer DAC's mentioned earlier in this thread. They might be "Giant Killer" killers!

Belles 150a hotrod amp;Placette passive pre--then Audiomecca Enkainthus dac.(version 1)---Own and use 'em all.--All worthy of the Pepsi challenge.

I'm not sure if the APL Denon 3910 at $5000+ qualifies as a giant killer, but it equals some digital giants I've heard at more than twice the price, and it's tremendous in it's latest iteration with 4 DACS, Upsampler, and other optional goodies.

I have not owned a lot of different equipment, but I certainly feel that my current amp could fall into the giant killer category: Yamamoto A-08 45 SET, 2 Wpc of glorious music making amplification. Retails for $2,250. Anyway, in my system, in my room, yadda, yadda, yadda...

Oh, and the speakers that are hooked up to the Yammy may also qualify: Zu Cable Druids.

Gunbei, which DAC won the silver medal?