[LarsT]

After much deliberation, I ordered the Perfectwave SACD Transport during the recent PS Audio sale. I previously owned the Memory Player and found it to be the best player I had ever owned. At one point, I even ran it into my Luxman D-08u. Ultimately though, and mistakenly, I parted with it. I did not find the grass greener.

So now, I need find a DAC for it. I never fell in love with the Directstream, so that is not going to be an option. Ideally, I would be looking for a DAC with an I2S input, but I think DoP over AES would work nicely as well. And, I am looking to keep this investment “limited” as well. I will initially be running it into the S/PDIF on my McIntosh C53 preamp until I find what I am looking for.

As of now, I’m looking at the Aqua LaVoce S3 or the Holo Audio KTE May DAC. But I am more than open to others.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.