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Old 08-23-2020, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Crumhorn View Post
Thanks. Given the rapid advances in DACs, I find it surprising that you think that the 12 year old SA-7S1 would sound better than the SA-10...


I agree that DACs have advanced, though some have retreated too! When I compared the SA-10 to my SA-7S1 side-by-side (somewhere on AA there is my short review) I preferred the SA-7S1.

The DAC may potentially be better, but the quality of the rest of the player comes into the equation too.
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