Thank you for these. I am looking for a lower DAC/AMP for my HE-500. I have been interested in NFB11 or 15 for a while, but I read a lot describing ES9018 DACs as a little bit bright, which is not my taste. So just wondering what will be the next after NFB-15.
BTW, any other suggestion besides the schiit stacks?
If you don't like bright, you won't like a lot of Schiit. I gave up on their non-multibit stuff a long time ago because of it.
Wolfson and Burr-Brown dacs are usually less bright.
What's your price range?