ruleof72
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After upgrading my speakers and turntable over the last 3 years it's time to get rid of my nearly 7-year old Beresford DAC. The budget is $750. This will be in my dedicated 2 channel system. 80% listening through speakers and the rest through headphones. Analog is about 50% of listening, the 50% that is digital is mostly standard res streaming (via Roon/Tidal) or physical CD (using Oppo player as transport) with some higher res stuff tossed in. Music is mostly classic rock, prog, jazz, classical.
Downstream is NAD326 Integrated and Tekton Enzo XL speakers. I'll probably upgrade the amp in the next year. The speakers are long-term keepers.
Headphone setup is currently Beresford Capella amp (to be replaced soon) driving MadDog Pro's, Sennheiser HD 6xx and AKG 7xx headphones.
I want something that gives a nice detailed sound-stage. Being a fan of good vinyl playback I'm not looking for an overly analytical sound. Because of that it seems like a R2R or multibit dac might be a better fit but I'm not tied to a specific chip/design. I know there's lots of choices so hoping you can help to narrow the list down to a manageable number.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Downstream is NAD326 Integrated and Tekton Enzo XL speakers. I'll probably upgrade the amp in the next year. The speakers are long-term keepers.
Headphone setup is currently Beresford Capella amp (to be replaced soon) driving MadDog Pro's, Sennheiser HD 6xx and AKG 7xx headphones.
I want something that gives a nice detailed sound-stage. Being a fan of good vinyl playback I'm not looking for an overly analytical sound. Because of that it seems like a R2R or multibit dac might be a better fit but I'm not tied to a specific chip/design. I know there's lots of choices so hoping you can help to narrow the list down to a manageable number.
Thanks in advance for the help!
