DAC/amps Recommendation Thread

ewng

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For $600, Parasound Zdac is a fantastic choice.
Heard it and was mightily impressed by the sound quality.

Recommended it to a friend, and he loves it.
Can drop by X Audio for a listen.

Yes...IMO the best DAC you can get for $600...with a decent inbuilt headphone amp that can drive HD650 without problem... :)

p/s: The friend you mentioned...is that me...?? :D
 

FatalethaL

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Hey guys! Looking for a dac to use with IEMs and speakers, for those with UD100, please let me know how it is. I am intending to get one. Just that the maximum it has is 16/24 I think. Is there really a big increase from 16/24 to like 24/48 or 24/196 etc???

Please advise!

u would only need to go higher when u got vinyl recordings or HD tracks... else 16bit/44.1kHz is enuff.
 

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Agreed. Nowadays I don't even rip to flac anymore...just 320kbs 16bit/44khz mp3s is transparent enough for me.
 

RazorLotus

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Oh ok cool.

I'm seeing alot of good reviews about the HRT microstreamer.. just that it's too ex for me >.<
 

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Yea, I heard positive comment on HRT product. I'm looking at HRT music streamer II+, Resonessence Concero, Schiit Modi, ODAC, Dacmagic 100, iFi-DAC.

Anyone using Resonessence Concero?
 
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RazorLotus

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Whaaa so good hahah

I think for me the best option right now is either ud100 or the hifimediy ess sabre dac :(
 

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Whaaa so good hahah

I think for me the best option right now is either ud100 or the hifimediy ess sabre dac :(

Haha if get hifimediy pls share review. I planning to get that,but lazy to dismantle and sell mine Xonar DGX. Not sure worth the trouble for the improvment(if there is any..) :s13:
 

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Tcg u-skin

SLim... cheap and decent

Get from ebay about $130 shipped... I saw the circuit. .. quite well build... should be reliable
 

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Not cheap leh. S$700 for a 5v DAC.
And only using 9023 nia.
I got my 2nd hand Minimax Plus which uses 9018 for S$800.

Which shop offer $700 may I know? I wanted to get a decent dac to pair with soloist and LCD2. In future am looking at W4S DAC-2 range, but for now just a decent one to drive my setup.
 
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