Looking for a new DAC that is under $1500. Please advice. I prefer a musical, natural, and smooth, sound with a good soundstage. The current short list consists of older Mark Levinson, Northstar, and Audio Research.
My existing system consists of magnepan speakers with a hybrid integrated amp.
If you can find Msb Platinum DAC I you get used for around $1500 the new Msb Platinum DAC iii sells for $5999 A totally different league that anything listed so far
I've been using the Benchmark DAC-1 with my Squeezebox... sounds great to me, though I haven't compared it to others. The myriad online Benchmark reviews seem to be either love it, or hate it. I've also run the Benchmark direct to amp with great results (they now sell a Pre version, with more inputs). YMMV.
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