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Advice on a new USB DAC.

post #1 of 4
12/31/11 at 11:55pm
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Hey guys I'm coming from a Nuforce uDac and I have been using it for a couple of years now. I want to try something new now.

 

So I want to stay close to a $200 budget and I will be using the USB interface and it must have a headphone out.

 

Any recommendations on a DAC?

 

So far I have looked at some Aune, Yulong, and other offerings, but I haven't made a conrete decision.

 

Thanks in advance.

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post #2 of 4
1/1/12 at 11:38am

How about this for $199?

 

http://www.mav-audio.com/base/product/tube_magic_d1

 

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A friend from work went out of town this weekend, and loaned me his.  I've been A/B'ing it in my (speaker based) system since Friday night against my Emotiva XDA-1, and it sounds pretty darn good for the money.  Lots of features, including those you specified.

 

It beats my Musiland Monitor 02 (fuller sound) and, while it doesn't quite have the detail or depth of the XDA-1, it sounds a bit warmer and has strong deep bass.

 

The USB is limited to 16/48 though.

 

Lots of info here:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/470639/maverick-audio-tubemagic-d1-dac-amp-condensed-faq-and-info-thread

 

 

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post #3 of 4
1/1/12 at 5:39pm
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Thanks for the reply, I was seriously considering this or the Topping TP-D2.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Topping-TP-D2-Portable-Head-AMP-USB-DAC-sound-card-/110606545308?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c0a9f19c#ht_12829wt_1037

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post #4 of 4
1/2/12 at 7:40am

This would be my choice around your budget. Not so different from the Tubemagic. Check it out at least. :) 

 

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http://www.ebay.nl/itm/XIANGSHENG-DAC-02A-DA-Converter-Headphone-Amplifier-BK-/250953160935?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6df958e7#ht_4730wt_1037

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