DAC popularity check

[krmathis]

^ erikzen. What happened to my Isabellina, and several other DAC listings?

 

[erikzen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^ erikzen. What happened to my Isabellina, and several other DAC listings?

Ooops! Sorry. I accidentally copied the list from the bottom of page one and not page 2. It's corrected now.

 

[moonboy403]

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
EMU-0404 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
MF VDAC (1)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
RSA The Predator (1)

Mid-level:
---------
PS Audio DLIII (2)
Lavry DA10 (1)
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)

High-End:
---------
Wadia 521 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)

 

[AmanGeorge]

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
EMU-0404 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
MF VDAC (1)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
RSA The Predator (1)

Mid-level:
---------
PS Audio DLIII (3)
Lavry DA10 (1)
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)

High-End:
---------
Wadia 521 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)[/QUOTE]

 

[classfolkphile]

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
EMU-0404 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
MHDT Havana (1)
Music Hall DAC 25.2 (heavily modded) (1)
MF VDAC (1)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
RSA The Predator (1)

Mid-level:
---------
PS Audio DLIII (3)
Lavry DA10 (1)
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)

High-End:
---------
Wadia 521 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)

 

[MadMan007]

I reordered them to alphabetical, feel free to quote then remove quote tags for easy additions. Does 'dedicated' mean *no* other functions besides source? (I didn't add mine for this reason)

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
EMU-0404 (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
MF VDAC (1)
MHDT Havana (1)
Music Hall DAC 25.2 (heavily modded) (1)
RSA The Predator (1)


Mid-level:
---------
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)
Lavry DA10 (1)
PS Audio DLIII (3)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)



High-End:
---------
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Wadia 521 (1)

 

[souomaior]

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
EMU-0404 (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
MF VDAC (1)
Music Hall DAC 25.2 (heavily modded) (1)
RSA The Predator (1)


Mid-level:
---------
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)
Lavry DA10 (1)
MHDT Havana (2)
PS Audio DLIII (3)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)



High-End:
---------
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Wadia 521 (1)

 

[erd]

Thanks for sorting the list.
I don't see any reason we shouldn't include non dedicated DAC. So, whatever you're using to convert from Digital to Analog can be added to the list, including CD players.

 

[oldson]

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
EMU-0404 (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
MF VDAC (2)
Music Hall DAC 25.2 (heavily modded) (1)
RSA The Predator (1)


Mid-level:
---------
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)
Lavry DA10 (1)
MHDT Havana (2)
PS Audio DLIII (3)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)



High-End:
---------
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Wadia 521 (1)

 

[MadMan007]

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
Audio-gd Compass (1)
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
EMU-0404 (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
MF VDAC (2)
Music Hall DAC 25.2 (heavily modded) (1)
RSA The Predator (1)


Mid-level:
---------
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)
Lavry DA10 (1)
MHDT Havana (2)
PS Audio DLIII (3)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)



High-End:
---------
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Wadia 521 (1)

 

[stellablues]

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
Audio-gd Compass (2)
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
EMU-0404 (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
MF VDAC (2)
Music Hall DAC 25.2 (heavily modded) (1)
RSA The Predator (1)


Mid-level:
---------
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)
Lavry DA10 (1)
MHDT Havana (2)
PS Audio DLIII (3)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)



High-End:
---------
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Wadia 521 (1)

 

[VicAjax]

i have a PS Audio DLIII, with Level 3 mods by Rick Cullen... it adds about $700. is that still mid-level?

edit: i'll just keep it with the other DLIIIs

Budget/Entry level:
------------------
Audio-gd Compass (2)
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
EMU-0404 (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
MF VDAC (2)
Music Hall DAC 25.2 (heavily modded) (1)
RSA The Predator (1)


Mid-level:
---------
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (1)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)
Lavry DA10 (1)
MHDT Havana (2)
PS Audio DLIII (4)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)



High-End:
---------
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Wadia 521 (1)

 

[iamthecheese]

It seems to me that the budget/entry division needs to be split? It looks like there is a decent range(pricewise) of products in there, of what some people consider budget/entry, but thats only IMO.

 

[SirDrexl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamthecheese /img/forum/go_quote.gif It seems to me that the budget/entry division needs to be split? It looks like there is a decent range(pricewise) of products in there, of what some people consider budget/entry, but thats only IMO.

Well, I imagine he wanted to keep the categories down.

I would suggest a category for DACs under $200 like the Zero, then say $200-500. However, I think all of the listed units are $200 or higher (new) anyway, except the E-MU.

 

[peanuthead]

Added Benchmark DAC1 USB and Stage 4 Cullen Mod DLIII...


Budget/Entry level:
------------------
Audio-gd Compass (2)
Beresford TC-7510 (1)
Beresford TC-7520 (2)
Beresford TC-7520 SE (Caiman) (1)
Cambridge Audio DacMagic (5)
EMU-0404 (1)
HRT Music Streamer+ (1)
iBasso D10 (1)
Keces DA-151mkII (1)
Little Dot DAC_I (2)
Maverick Audio Tube Magic (1)
MF VDAC (2)
Music Hall DAC 25.2 (heavily modded) (1)
RSA The Predator (1)


Mid-level:
---------
Audio-GD Dac19MK3 (1)
Benchmark DAC 1 (2)
CI Audio VDA-2 / VAC-1 (1)
Lavry DA10 (1)
MHDT Havana (2)
PS Audio DLIII (5)
Stello DA100 Signature (1)



High-End:
---------
Electrocompaniet ECD-1 (1)
Red Wine Audio Isabellina (1)
Wadia 521 (1)