marshallmole
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With a budget around $1000 I'm looking for a DAC upgrade from my NFB10ES. Since 10ES is kind of an older version of the current NFB28 I don't think anything from Audio-gd less than NFB7 or M7 is worth it, yet my budget and desktop space tends to deny the two big boys.
My main requirement would be a balanced DAC with high-res capability, not really strong demand by today's demands. Preferrably something with a solid preamp functionality would be great, if possible I'm willing to raise the budget a bit more (since then I can get rid of my head-amp and use power amp from DAC).
I have just taken a look on W4S DAC-2. It looks solid but seems to have a reputation of being analytical, while I'm trying to move to a bit more laid-back sound.
I guess the plan is really to gather some valuable inputs right now, and wait for the release of the Yggy to lower the price of other DACs (hopefully...)
My main requirement would be a balanced DAC with high-res capability, not really strong demand by today's demands. Preferrably something with a solid preamp functionality would be great, if possible I'm willing to raise the budget a bit more (since then I can get rid of my head-amp and use power amp from DAC).
I have just taken a look on W4S DAC-2. It looks solid but seems to have a reputation of being analytical, while I'm trying to move to a bit more laid-back sound.
I guess the plan is really to gather some valuable inputs right now, and wait for the release of the Yggy to lower the price of other DACs (hopefully...)
