9bphillips
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I guess my main goal would be to buy for the future. I want a dac that will stand the test of time. I am just starting out with my headphone collection. I've been into iem's for a while. Right now I have a Burson Soloist 3xp as my Amp Amp I'm using my dx300 as the dac for now. I have lcd x and zmf verite closed headphones. I think next I'm going for the either a hifiman model or diana tc. The spring 3 just seems very premium and you don't see a lot of r2r dacs. To me it seems like something that could last your for years without being outdated. I would probably go with level 2 with pre amp. I like the price of level 1 with preamp better but if level 2 makes a big enough difference then I will go with it.If you desire the same Titanus USB module that is in the May DACs, that is only offered with the Spring 3 KTE - that is what I assume draws most to the the KTE otherwise I think the bang for buck might be with the Spring 3 level 2, if you already have a high quality DDC, or are also using either 12S, AES/EBU or COAX SPDIF as your primary input and not overly concerned with having the better USB module.
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