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Best Dac for a Shanling and squeezebox?

I've always been of the belief that it was better to spend more on a CD player than a separate Dac with an inferior player.
But with the advance of streamed hi res music I find myself wanting to invest in a Dac.

I have a modded Shanling CDT100 and have just bought a Logitech sqeezebox duet.They are running through a CAT SL1 preamp,Spectron power amp and Von Schweikert VR 4's.

As I havent a clue about current Dac performance what would you guys recommend that the Shanling and Squeezebox would run through. Budget up to $3000.
musicalal
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2bgeorge
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Wyred4Sound DAC 2 is $1499 if you want to stick to your budget you could always buy two.
I have the DAC 1 hooked up to a Logitech Squeezebox as well as my CD palyer and it sounds great.
audioengr
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If you are using the Squeezebox and an expensive DAC, this might not be a good marriage unless you put a reclocker in-between. Most DACs dont deal with jitter very well and you probably will not get better than CD performance from it without a reclocker.

Consider a DAC that includes async USB input instead, unless you have to use wireless or have a long distance to cover. A Mac mini running headless on your rack connected to the DAC by USB cable is a nice solution. You can use iPhone, Ipod Touch or iPad to control everything.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
musicalal OP
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2bgeorge
thanks I was looking at the wyred4sound as it seems to get good reviews and has multiple inputs.

I just wonder about whether the multiple input would dilute the sound improvement.
musicalal OP
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Steve N.
thanks for that suggestion.

I am using it wirelessly.

The Shanling was reclocked as part of the upgrades but I guess the sqeezebox would need reclocking too.

Are there any Dacs that would achieve low or zero jitter.

I heard something about a Lampizator.

Have you heard of it?
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