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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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cerrot
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I would spend $400 on the Monarchy DIP (and you need an additional digital cable) and use the monarchy as an upsampler and clock. I put one between my squeezebox and berkeley dac and it wade an incredible difference.
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2bgeorge
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Musicalal
I do not think so, and it gives you flexibilty and the option of putting multiple devices into your DAC with diffferent types of cables.
musicalal OP
18 posts
 
Thanks Cerrot and 2bgeorge.

Unfortunately the more I look in to Dacs the more confusing it is although the wyred4sound does seem like a good investment.

Does anybody know if the Monarchy DIP would compliment the wyred4sound ?
rickschell
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I recently purchased the new Hegel HD10 DAC and I am very pleased with its performance. I am using it with a 2nd gen Apple TV connected with an Audioquest toslink cable. The Hegel gives me a really nice warm sound with great separation and a well defined soundstage. I haven't heard too many DACs, but the Hegel is getting some good reviews.
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srosenberg
209 posts
 
another nod for the Wyred 4 Sound DACs... i LOVE mine. bettered my MF Tri Vista 21 and Weiss Minerva.
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