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Best digital converter $5k under

I have gone on a hunt listening to different setups and by far
The most balanced and , Hi tech,parts build is the Auralic Vega dac
It does everything including DSD,since i had the Bryston dac-1 i listened
To the new dac -2 my friends own both dacs Including the Berkeleydac-2
This dac was developed from several Swiss firms and Taiwan,Hong kong.
The clock is the lowest jitter I have ever seen listed under$10k
It is as good or better sounding then anything Under $8k IMO. It has a very natural warm balance, superb imaging and micro dynamics and excellent sound staging.even my vinyl friends were very impressed and for under $3500 it is a no brainer.my friend bought it after seeing a review in Computer Audiophile. I am for sure buying one this fall.do your homework
And build quality is as good or better then Anything out there even in the $10k range,that is saying a lot !!
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audioman58 OP
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Actually there are 2 new DSD dacs that are sure top of the line
The Luxman 06 dac, the Luxman warm and detail very musical for under $5k k.
And pppthe Latest DSD dac from Audio Horizons
Full vacuum tube regulated all hand built for $5k from an expert in the field
The Luxman is solid state, and the Audio Horizons is Vacuum tube.
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Hello Chayro, I donot have a business since 06in the U.K
But everything I recommend is a solid product. I bought several dacs in a 2 year period as technology gets better I say it as I see it.if you read some of my other posts the Skylla sounded excellent but design flaws it broke down several times and tube U.S.A the distributor is Horrible took them months to order from Austria.in Austria Ayon is excellent. Here the distributor undercuts all it's dealers Paul is a salesman ,after sales Sucks.
Even the techs agreed they soursed the dacs after 2 months sitting.
That is the Ayon story,I would never buy Ayon again,sad but true.
Their amp Spirit3 great amp ,
wisnon
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Well the Lampi DSD has no Dac chip in it at all (tri-level filtration) and is all tube based and has Duelund caps option. I have a Lampi L4 PCM Dac and a separate Lampi DSD-only Dac and its the best digital i heard to date, playing DSD128! I can imagine anything topping that. I will get a chance to compare against a PBD-5 soon.

ABruce knows what he is talking about!
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I wanted to add to the Auralic Vega comparison ,the previous was was a$150 digital coaxial cable. Also I was told it only had 100 hours on it .
Two weeks later with 300 hours on it and Wireworld Silver starlight
Asynchronus USB totally different ball game the Mytek got blown away
In every possible way. I was told speaking via email that 300 hours is needed for complete runin ,and only USB is recommended,for dsd
Can only be run through usb, for the record what a difference
A couple weeks can make. The reviews were pretty much spot on.
It sounded great on all music never thin ,very good balance.
I would say a great buy even at $5k.
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Hello Wisnon Do you gave to have 2 seperate dacs ?
Or does the dsd version do everything ? And how much $$
I have heard a last years model very nice ,very musical products the Lamps are.
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