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everyone has a diffierent choice to music what viren likes or anm or me likes may not rock my boat
i think i know a little of your taste the way you describe your likeness fo rthe alphas and the PSB B25s
what setup are you goint to run the dac with
you see if your setup is already detailed ( i.e a marantz amp or BR2 speakers etc you may go in for a dac that soothes your music or adds a little naturality)
case in point a NOS dac which never seem to be analytical in flavour
(now analytical is not a bad thing it ust sounds that way - analytical just means more detail oriented than other qualities) - SC cards tend to be that way
the thing about dacs is that you need to have a good rig to enjoy what they bring in- room treatments etc
my setup is a NAD amp with PSB
this rig provides a smoothness and a kind of flavour to the music.
i would do better getting and analytical ( more detail oriented dac) like an MSB, a PS audio Link 3 , or a parasound or a keces or a soundcard - Juli etc
such source would complement my rig
im not sure what you rig exactly is
i remember the Epos 12 speakers but i forget the amp
now if you find your setup detailed enough and willing to sacrifice a little ( now when i say sacrifice i dont mean that the detail which is currently in your system will fade! i mean that it will probably not match the detail of a very good SC -remember the DAC chips in most cdp's are non oversampling anyway! ), for the smoothness and openess of the music ,get yourself a PD dac or if you would like the option of oversampling i would suggest a MF V-dac - its cheaper and has a huge fan following ( much larger than peters)
you should try to pinpoint what exactly you are missing fromyour current setup and youll have the answer!
if you like to stay with detial there are other OS dacs
the other thing ofcourse is what you consider VFM in terms of cost
As i said the PD dac will turn out to be 400$ almost if you have it shipped to your doorstep
that too, now - you gotta solder it!
the card bought in India would be less than half that cost
the thing is even i cant decide for you because to me you seem like a person who listens to a lot of music and might keep upgrading your setup
if thats true get a good dac ( not some 200$ junk dac)
i listen to music but not that much that i would feel right about spending 400$
currently im waiting
either the Asus Xonar ST to be availble otherwise i dont mind used dacs in which case a lot of options open up
might be 2 months
i dont mind rather than rucshing into something
everyone has a diffierent choice to music what viren likes or anm or me likes may not rock my boat
i think i know a little of your taste the way you describe your likeness fo rthe alphas and the PSB B25s
what setup are you goint to run the dac with
you see if your setup is already detailed ( i.e a marantz amp or BR2 speakers etc you may go in for a dac that soothes your music or adds a little naturality)
case in point a NOS dac which never seem to be analytical in flavour
(now analytical is not a bad thing it ust sounds that way - analytical just means more detail oriented than other qualities) - SC cards tend to be that way
the thing about dacs is that you need to have a good rig to enjoy what they bring in- room treatments etc
my setup is a NAD amp with PSB
this rig provides a smoothness and a kind of flavour to the music.
i would do better getting and analytical ( more detail oriented dac) like an MSB, a PS audio Link 3 , or a parasound or a keces or a soundcard - Juli etc
such source would complement my rig
im not sure what you rig exactly is
i remember the Epos 12 speakers but i forget the amp
now if you find your setup detailed enough and willing to sacrifice a little ( now when i say sacrifice i dont mean that the detail which is currently in your system will fade! i mean that it will probably not match the detail of a very good SC -remember the DAC chips in most cdp's are non oversampling anyway! ), for the smoothness and openess of the music ,get yourself a PD dac or if you would like the option of oversampling i would suggest a MF V-dac - its cheaper and has a huge fan following ( much larger than peters)
you should try to pinpoint what exactly you are missing fromyour current setup and youll have the answer!
if you like to stay with detial there are other OS dacs
the other thing ofcourse is what you consider VFM in terms of cost
As i said the PD dac will turn out to be 400$ almost if you have it shipped to your doorstep
that too, now - you gotta solder it!
the card bought in India would be less than half that cost
the thing is even i cant decide for you because to me you seem like a person who listens to a lot of music and might keep upgrading your setup
if thats true get a good dac ( not some 200$ junk dac)
i listen to music but not that much that i would feel right about spending 400$
currently im waiting
either the Asus Xonar ST to be availble otherwise i dont mind used dacs in which case a lot of options open up
might be 2 months
i dont mind rather than rucshing into something
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