DAC for the the frist time user

comet91

what would be a good dac for the frist time user any ?

thanks comet

ben62670

Budget?

comet91

nothing so the wife will kill again say 500$

ben62670

I'm not a DAC expert. I have an Adcom GDA-700 that is pretty nice, and helped my system quit a bit, but with a $500 cap you should be able to do pretty good. Hopefully others will chime in soon.
Ben

AndyGwis

If I were looking for a good DAC under $500, I would get a Theta Pro Progeny but they are rare and hard as hell to find used.

Oh, except this one (no affil other than being biased seller)

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72769

ben62670

AndyGwis wrote: »

If I were looking for a good DAC under $500, I would get a Theta Pro Progeny but they are rare and hard as hell to find used.

Oh, except this one (no affil other than being biased seller)

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72769

I have heard good things about that DAC, you would be under budget, and Andy is a straight up guy.
Ben

SolidSqual

http://cgi.ebay.com/TDA1545A-Non-OS-TUBE-DAC-Paradisea-w-o-USB_W0QQitemZ120308125530QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120308125530&_trkparms=72%3A1205|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

This is a highly reviewed DAC.

lakesailor

AndyGwis wrote: »

If I were looking for a good DAC under $500, I would get a Theta Pro Progeny but they are rare and hard as hell to find used.

Oh, except this one (no affil other than being biased seller)

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72769

That get's my vote. Theta makes great gear. Killer $$$ new, however this is a good deal.

I love my Theta.