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Old 11-07-2019, 10:40 PM
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I personally find the USB input on the DS DAC to be a little underwhelming

You can get a lot of improvements using ISO/USB Regen type devices and of course, the quality of the streamer (like an Auralic Aries G2) would bring the performance up a fair bit.

But the best inputs on the DS DAC are the Bridge II and the I2S. I did a crowdfunding for an I2S streamer (LH Labs/Geek Source) but the bastids never delivered and took the money anway. It is now 2 years overdue.

Anyway, I reckon there is still a hardware upgrade for the DS DAC but the Mk2 will cost more than the current DS DAC. And you should be able to get a board upgrade to get the DS to the Mk2.

In the case of the PerfectWave Mk2 to DS DAC, it was slightly cheaper to get the Mk2 and the DS upgrade kit, than to buy the DS DAC brand new
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