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I started a thread a few days ago looking for a pc soundcard , got great advice , and now find 
 
myself torn  between 2 DACS ( And feelin like a fool....u all know the song lol ).
 
I was hyped over Teac UD 503 , but got a tad shy when reading some concerns about workmanship 
 
(Odd for Teac) , a mess in side , and recalls (Now less concerned as im  it was a firmware issue , but
 
if so i wonder why not just send the update out , why a recall ? ) 
 
I decided to sit back and wait for more info , then i found the simaudio Neo 280D 
 
400.00 Canuck dollars than Teac , but an insane 10 year warranty . Who gives a 10 year warranty 
 
That impressed me 
 
Specs seem similar , and i wonder what is Teacs warranty by comparison ?
 
These were the only 2 DACS ( at least at that price ) who met a few requirements of mine 
 
Asynchronous usb ( i also need to be able to use my own media software Ie JRiver or HQ player )
 
And DSD support (Neither here do DSD 512 ) 
 
This will go between my windows desktop and my home stereo 
 
I ve never heard of that chipset Teac uses (Knowing folks seem impressed by it ) , i have no idea what opamp 
 
is used in it either. I have no idea yet what Chip or opamd the 280D uses
 
Some further discussion and advice would be appreciated
 
Cheers 

 

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Wow no replies.
 
I had the UD503 to demo. It was better than teh 501 for sure. I did not like the 501. But it sounded "light" to me. I really dont get into measurements. I like vinyl. If I could get that full punchy vinyl sound in a DAC I would be happy. I didnt get that with the 503.
 
Sim Audio is all around me as I am in Canada. THey make some nice gear but its massively overpriced and they often wrap cheap stuff in a nice box so I dont demo it much.
 
Too bad no one has chimed in as there has to be a ton of 280D customers on here.