Upsampling DACs

Obviously it depends entirely on your budget. Below the price point of Vitus, the Aesthetix Romulus Signature is a very good value player imho, as is the Modwright Sony XA-5400ES at its price point. Happy auditioning!

Ok, thanks. I appreciate your comments here. :D

Dave_72,
as you already know that, in audio, price of a component has nothing to do with its performance. Case in point - the very 1st post in this thread by Ketcham.

If you have a lot of discretionary income (like some people replying in this thread) you can sure look at the Vitus & the Aesthetix & the other high-priced brands.

One upsampling DAC that is getting a lot of praise these days is the Chord Hugo. The Chord Qute is a very good DAC - I've heard it at my friend's place & a close family member owns the Chord DAC64 (also a fantastic DAC).
Another choice is the Lavry DA11 ($1400) & the less expensive Lavry Blue DA824. The Lavry DACs can upto 96KHz.

I answered your question but what I really wanted to ask you was: why do want an upsampling DAC?

Yes, that is true. Well, digital is secondary to me, and LPs are king of my listening room. So, I'd rather not spend too much money on it. However, I'm looking for better sound than my stand alone cd player can provide. Which is why I inquired about the TEAC unit. Because to me, at $850, the price is right.

Ok, thanks for the recommendations. Much appreciated.

I want an upsampling DAC because from what I've heard it sounds better...

BY upsampling, I take it the OP means SELECTABLE upsampling?

If so, only the Allnic, Nagra and the Sony HAP-Z come radily to mind. The Hugo by definition upsamples all to 2048fs PCM, BUT it is NOT defeatable. Many Dacs upsample all signals to a chosen processing sweetspot like the Directstream, PBD and EMM.

Many others prefer to let software do it on the fly offline, like BADA, Lampi, iFi, Phasure NOS1, and Exasound.. who specialize in native playback or pick a certain sweetspot and the user forces input to that sweet trate.

I cant recall exactly what the Signalist Dac does...

Ketcham, where are you located?