[goldmbe]

I think it would be interesting to know how many dedicated DACs (not including iPods, laptops, etc., of course) people here have in their homes, as well as how many DACs they've owned in their lives. Any quantitative data (and qualitative impressions, too) are welcome!

 

[qusp]

no idea how many i've owned in my life, but I have 6 in my possession now. 2 x buffalo II, 1 x ibasso D10 and 3 x ackodac AKD12P. to be fair the last 3 are being built into one 6 channel unit to feed 6 power amps for a set of 3 way speakers with software/digital crossover and convolver.

 

[dercius]

6 or more 3 in possesion now. DCS Debussy (1 week old), AR DAC 8, NAD M51

 

[Somnambulist]

Casssssshhhh!
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6 or more 3 in possesion now. DCS Debussy (1 week old), AR DAC 8, NAD M51

 

[preproman]

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no idea how many i've owned in my life, but I have 6 in my possession now. 2 x buffalo II, 1 x ibasso D10 and 3 x ackodac AKD12P. to be fair the last 3 are being built into one 6 channel unit to feed 6 power amps for a set of 3 way speakers with software/digital crossover and convolver.

 
WOW  that's a lot..
 
I only have the XDA-1 and a Buffalo III.  Working on the AckoDac now..

 

[colinharding]

I have three currently though I've run through quite a bit to get here.  
 
Synthesis Matrix 
 
Audio Note 3.1
 
Bel Canto 3.5VB

 

[tme110]

yea, I have quite a few and I admit it's just silly.
 

 

[karlsonklam]

its probably the definition of insanity - next one makes 13? through the years and most still alive (one Entec makes a clicking noise as its constantly seeking a coax input)
AMD, ART DI/o, Entec 205, old AN with tube output and tube regulation (nice!), Monitor 02, Zhaolu D2, Shek, Emotiva, Fubar II, Konnek6, Padden w. transformer outs, Lite AH, RM on order - its kinda like lady Marcos and the shoes thing...

 

[silversurfer616]

Want to keep a minimalist set-up,so only one DAC at a time.
Which will be upgraded over time,of course(thats the fun of it;getting those subtle improvements).

 

[Argo Duck]

Still have the three I used in a comparison review 9 months ago (Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC (v1); Meier StageDAC; Schiit Bifrost in order of purchase).
 
I rotate them through my speaker and headphone rig, leaving one surplus at any given time.
 
Contemplating whether any worthwhile improvement over these can be had for a reasonable price and, if so, what? Other than the usual suspects mentioned on head-fi, have considered Metrum (controversial; enthusiastically supported by purchasers but criticised on technical grounds by others). 
 
Await release and well-done reviews of Schiit Gungir with interest.

 

[hionhifi]

I currently have 1 DAC in my system (Peachtree iDAC). 1 system, 1 DAC. 

 

[Mr.Sneis]

I've owned more DACs than I can count, nothing of the uber exotic variety sadly.  Right now I only have 3 dedicated DAC's but I'm looking to downsize.

 

[Denys]

Hi,
 
I have three presently:
 
From Audio-GD I have one REF-5 and one NFB-8
 
From Woo Audio I have the WDS-1 (first one to purchase it !!!!)
 
Denys

 

[longbowbbs]

Three so far:
 
NuForce uDac2
Audioquest Dragonfly
Cambridge Audio DAC Magic Plus

 

[barleyguy]

I currently have an iBasso D10, a nuForce Icon Mobile, and 2 Frontier Tangos (studio Lightpipe DACs).  So I answered 4.  I also have a pair of Gadget Labs 824s, but since they use a proprietary PCI card I think they don't count as dedicated.