MD1032
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Excellent thread. Not enough of these around. Perhaps you could expand to include more expensive options?
Originally Posted by alleyezon_d /img/forum/go_quote.gif Another DAC option would be the MSB Link DAC III which is on sale now for 50% from MSB. |
Originally Posted by PascalT /img/forum/go_quote.gif Good idea.. maybe you could include that for 30 bucks more or so you can upgrade to the Little Dot MKIII... |
Originally Posted by MD1032 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Perhaps you could expand to include more expensive options? |
Originally Posted by HFat /img/forum/go_quote.gif If the E-MU qualifies, would the Edirol UA-25 qualify as well? Or maybe the UA-5 if battery-powered items don't qualify somehow... I think it's cool to have a rugged source with a decent headamp that runs on one's laptop battery but I guess that's just me. |
Originally Posted by facelvega /img/forum/go_quote.gif ........The fact is that I'm very skeptical of pro equipment in general, and was already hesitant about including the presonus and e-mu. If I had the means to test contenders myself, I would be happier to open up consideration to certain pro units that I knew I could stand by. |
Originally Posted by sejarzo /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm curious.......why are you skeptical of "pro equipment"? Where does one draw the line, then? Is the Benchmark DAC-1 with USB "pro", "prosumer", or consumer audio? Likewise, the Apogee Mini-DAC or other units from Apogee, the Lavry, etc.? |
Originally Posted by HFat /img/forum/go_quote.gif Similarly, I'm a bit wary of the use of popularity as a criteria... especially when it comes to sound cards because the newest toys are consistently much more popular. |
Originally Posted by gz76 /img/forum/go_quote.gif There's also the KECES USB DAC to consider. $175 + shipping (varies depending on location). |
Originally Posted by facelvega /img/forum/go_quote.gif No dice, the first KECES usb is a fancy implementation of a usb-receiver dac without a proper chip behind it and thus doesn't meet my admittedly partially arbitrary list requirements. The KECES DA-131 does have such a chip, but is way above the price cap. |
Originally Posted by gz76 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Fair enough - it's your list! |
Originally Posted by facelvega /img/forum/go_quote.gif No dice, the first KECES usb is a fancy implementation of a usb-receiver dac without a proper chip behind it and thus doesn't meet my admittedly partially arbitrary list requirements. The KECES DA-131 does have such a chip, but is way above the price cap. |
Originally Posted by facelvega /img/forum/go_quote.gif In my dreams, the gents from Keces read this thread and blow us away with a new $200 USB version of their 131. If they do I promise to buy one. |
Originally Posted by Maniac /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, that dream will come partly true... Cuz I do read it, and the owner of KECES (Koping) also occasionally read it. We do have some other DACs up our sleeves, they are going to be loaded with more and more of the tricks that we had in our sleeve for a while. |