Budget DAC

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
edited February 28 in Clubhouse Archives
D/A converters fellas, what's the consensus for a $200 +/- (used ok too)......????

Cheers,
Russ
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,200
    edited April 2002
    Be carefull what dac you buy, make sure it can play 24 bit.Most older one's cannot.If you don't own any 24 bit disc's or 20 bit for that matter,you can check out California labs dac's used, just change both preamp tubes inside, they are 12ax7's.Tube life is short lived,good to swap out tubes every year at least under moderate listening!!
    Dan
    Dan
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  • juice21
    juice21 Posts: 1,866
    edited April 2002
    you have much experience with NAD cd players? any thoughts between the C251i and C541. both utilize a Burr-Brown Sigma-Delta Digital to Analog converter. the c541 uses a 24 bit, while the c521i uses a 20 bit. is there a big difference between these two? i have to give these 2 players a more serious demo, but having a DVD plaer that can 'get by' playing cd's, it's the upgrade that always gets put off...
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