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Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD

Hi All.

Putting together a reference level system.
My Source is predominantly standard 16/44 played from a MacMini using iTunes and Amarra. Some of my music is purchased from iTunes and the rest is ripped from standard CD's.
For my tastes in music, my high def catalogues are still limited; so Redbook 16/44 will be my primary source for quite some time.

I'm not spending DCS or MSB money. But $15-20k retail is not out of the question.

Upsampling vs non-upsampling?
USB input vs SPDIF?

All opinions welcome.

And I know I need to hear them, but getting these ultra $$$ DAC's into your house for an audition ain't easy.

Looking for musical, emotional, engaging, accurate , with great dimension. Not looking for analytical and sterile.
mattnshilp
mattnshilp OP
894 posts
 
Headphonedreams - heard multiple iterations and commented. 


jh901
65 posts
 
Then it's about "best for PCM RedBook" as you stated. And of course the talk will come down to technology.

George, respectfully, knock it off. Everyone reading this thread is familiar with your R2R dogma.

I have personally had great results with D/S, but if I designed an R2R from scratch, it might be equally good.


Steve, your ethernet DAC only accepts PCM. How do you recommend converting DSD?

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georgehifi
4,966 posts
 
George, respectfully, knock it off.

Ah, respectfully that’ll be a big no! If you don’t like what you read, either don’t read it, or you can try to use the report button.

Cheers George
aolmrd1241
759 posts
 
Matt said...”This is NOT a thread on R2R vs PCM technolog. Nor is it a thread on why R2R is the ONLY design that should be used, George.”

George. This is the OP’s thread..not yours. Show some respect and move on from your tiresome lambasting of everything that does not fall within your narrow minded nomenclature of all things R2R. Start your own thread and have at it there...
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Everyone who reads these threads is generally 'grown up'. That is they think, and can decide for themselves what they are interested in, and I bet we can all agree no one reading this stuff is so mesmerized and gullible that we have to collectively worry about the need to 'save' them.

SO if some guy (and his buddies) spends hours reposting the same drivel praising his particular stuff I think everyone can see through the smoke and realize what it is all about.

I have faith in the average audiophile.

And to mention.. I LOL at a posted comment about Marantz being 'dark'. Now no one mentioned Marantz in this thread until I did about the Marantz SA-10. So the sort of attempt to 'diss' Marnatz was a particularly odd thing. And actually made it pretty clear there was a lot of posturing going on, trying to make the thread a child thread for R2R ladder dacs.
The fact it is a couple of guys does not impress.
I remember KAB 'fanboys, a flock of them always praising KAB and Technics anytime a post about 'What turntable' came along. Same thing. Obvious.

No one cares.
No one is that gullible.
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