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Old 11-25-2020, 02:59 AM
sonduciel sonduciel is offline
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I agree with what PHC1 said about chasing something better, and fast obsolescense. That is actually why I did buy a dedicated DAC. I don't like the idea of packaging the DAC with a streamer and preamp for example. A perfectly good preamp now runs with an obsolete DAC or streamer. That's why I chose separate components for all three. One other way to go is a DAC whose firmware can be upgraded. Some of the Schiit DACS are designed to use modular chips. New technology. New chip, without having to buy a new DAC. That being said, I wound up with a Denafrips Pontus, which is an entirely different technology. Kind of an old idea made new and better. Not necessarily for everyone. But it really does sound like it has tubes inside. Good luck.
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