ack-fin
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I've read just about everything I can find about both units and am still undecided. For portability I am currently using a 2 year old Walkman ( the model # is covered by velcro), a Fiio E11 and a pair of NuForce NE-700. This setup is my first attempt at getting something great to listen to. I'm doubtful that I could satisfy myself more for the same $ with a different setup. My musical taste is pretty eclectic and broad; no country or hip-hop. I listen to more electronic music than anything else though. I want my music to have lots of bass without it overpowering everything else. I'll sacrifice bass for imaging, depth and clarity of course. I hope that's enough info on my gear and tastes. At home I take care of aging parents couldn't make use of a proper speaker/amp setup if I had one. I'm trying to decide between the uDAC-2, the E7, or the EF2A for use with my Sony laptop and the NE700s. I realize there's quite a price spread there but am trying to make this decision based on the DACs merits rather than cost. An old friend of mine used to make his living reselling audiophile equipment so I've listened to, at length, a huge variety of high end stuff and have always preferred that tube sound. I haven't listened to a lot of electronic music through tube systems though. So, will the EF2A make electronic music sound 'wrong'? Is the uDAC-2 $50 better sounding than the E7? I'd love to hear your input and experience and I apologize for lacking a better explanation of what I prefer but I hope you'll understand what I'm looking for.