MixingWizard
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Hey all,
I'm looking for a new DAC for my home studio, as my trusty Focusrite Pro40 is being moved to my location recording rack. I'm looking in the sub £400 budget - used is probably the way to go.
As far as I can tell a lot of the audiophile DACs on the market (in my budget) are just cheap circuits in shiny boxes. I spotted an Audiolab M-DAC which looks promising, but are they getting a bit long in the tooth now?
Ideally I'd like - XLR outputs for speakers (preferably controllable with a volume pot) and standard 1/4" jack for cans. I'd like the sound to be as neutral as possible (no valves) to match the rest of my system (Quad 520f into PMC TB2s). For cans I'll be switching between HD-25s and Shure SRH840s for now, but I'm looking at a pair of 600s in the future.
I'm looking for a new DAC for my home studio, as my trusty Focusrite Pro40 is being moved to my location recording rack. I'm looking in the sub £400 budget - used is probably the way to go.
As far as I can tell a lot of the audiophile DACs on the market (in my budget) are just cheap circuits in shiny boxes. I spotted an Audiolab M-DAC which looks promising, but are they getting a bit long in the tooth now?
Ideally I'd like - XLR outputs for speakers (preferably controllable with a volume pot) and standard 1/4" jack for cans. I'd like the sound to be as neutral as possible (no valves) to match the rest of my system (Quad 520f into PMC TB2s). For cans I'll be switching between HD-25s and Shure SRH840s for now, but I'm looking at a pair of 600s in the future.