bennyhaha812
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So here's the deal. I don't have a external dac. I am putting my lossless files onto my ipod and playing them via the line out dock to rca to my Little Dot I+ to my Grado RS-1. I do have coaxial out on my pc. I want advice on what would be a great dac for around $500 usd. While this is not a set in stone budget, I would like to keep it around this price. Things sound great now, but I have this aching feeling a dac could make it even better! I have western electric 408a tubes in the LD I+ and have also switched out my op amp to a National Semiconductor LM4562. I do have a Burr-Brown OPA2107AP en route to try out as well. I have been poking around the forum threads and the Yulong D100 seems popular for the price, but is it truly transparent? It seems as though some find it to be too bright. I also don't necessarily need a dac with an integrated amp. Can I have some suggestions in the price range? Please no Bifrost bandwagon spam, I will watch the threads concerning that once people have them and they have burned in. Thanks all!!