DAC Price List 2013

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1 € = SG$1.62
1 $ <-- USD = SG$1.27

DAC price < 200

(USB – coaxial – optical – AES)(no-USB)(USB-only)(Headphone Socket)(Bluetooth)(DIY)(Tubes)(I2S)

€ 33 - Fiio – China - Taishan (no USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
€ 35 - Dragon ε Priest Audio – Bulgaria – Trakia - (USB only)
€ 35 - CYP – UK - DCT-3 (no USB)
€ 39 - Dragon ε Priest Audio – Bulgaria – Varna (USB only - headphone socket)
€ 39 - Audiophonics – France / China – UAC 27 (USB only – headphone socket)
€ 39 - Fiio – China - D3 (no USB)
€ 49 - CYP – UK - DCT-3A (no USB)
$ 50 - Orei – USA / China - DA9 (no USB)
€ 59 - Muse – China - Mini TDA1543 DAC (no USB)
$ 98 - S.M.S.L. – China – SD 1955 (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 99 - Schitt – USA – MODI (USB only – headphone socket)
€ 99 - Advance Acoustic – France – WTX500 (Bluetooth)
€ 102 - Topping – China - D20 (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 125 - Firestone Audio - Taiwan - Fubar II (USB only)
€ 125 - Trends – Hong Kong – UD 10.1 Lite (USB only - headphone socket)
€ 133 - Abrahamsen - Norway - A-DAC II USB (USB only- Balanced)
€ 145 - BRIK - Taiwan - Bluetooth Stage (Bluetooth)
€ 149 - High Resolution Technologies – USA – Music Streamer II (USB only)
€ 159 - Pro-Ject – Austria – DAC Box S USB (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 159 - JDS Labs – USA – ObjectiveDAC (ODAC) (USB only)
€ 165 - BRIK – Taiwan – DACet (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 170 - QNKTC - Norway - AB – 1.2 USB DAC (USB only)
€ 174 - Beresford – UK – TC7530 DC Bushmaster (no USB - headphone socket)
€ 180 - Rainbow – Bulgaria - No 18 (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 189 - Laconix – Russian Federation – Lunch Box T-DAC (DIY – Tubes – USB only)
$ 199 - Maverick Audio - Hong Kong - Tube Magic D1 (Tubes – USB – coaxial – optical - headphone socket)
$ 199 - PurePiPer – China – DAC A-1 (no USB)
€ 199 - Metrum Acoustic – Netherlands – NOS Mini DAC Duo (no USB) - DISCONTINUED
€ 199 - High Resolution Technologies – USA – Music i-Streamer (i Device)
€ 199 - Yulong – China – U100 (USB only - headphone socket)
€ 199 - Pro-Ject – Austria – DAC Box S FL (filterless) (no USB)
€ 199 - Arcam – UK - rPAC (USB only – headphone socket)
€ 199 - Arcam – UK - rLink (no USB – coaxial – optical)

DAC price – 200 ↔ 500

(USB – coaxial – optical – AES)(no-USB)(USB-only)(Balanced)(PRE amp)(Headphone Socket)(Wireless)(Bluetooth)(Tubes)(I2S)(XMOS)(NOS)(Battery)(Display)

$ 209 - KingRex – Taiwan – UD-01 (USB only)
€ 219 - Calyx - D&A – Korea – Coffee (USB only)
€ 239 - Firestone Audio – Taiwan - Spitfire MK II (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 249 - Halide Design – USA -Devilsound DAC (USB only)
$ 249 - Maverick Audio – Hong Kong – Tube Magic D2 (Tubes – USB – coaxial – optical – AES)
€ 249 - Audioquest – USA - Dragonfly (USB only – headphone socket)
€ 249 - AD Labs – Romania – Rockna RD2 (no USB)
$ 250 - Centrance – USA – DACport LX (USB only – headphone socket)
€ 259 - PopPulse -Hong Kong – WM8741 USB DAC (USB – coaxial – optical - headphone socket)
€ 267 - Abrahamsen – Norway - A-DAC II (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 270 - Matrix – China – Cube (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 270 - Small Shi – China - DAC-X9 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 275 - Musical Fidelity – UK - V-DAC II (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 279 - Beresford – UK – TC7520 (USB – coaxial – optical - headphone socket)
$ 289 - Little Dot – China – DAC-11 (USB – coaxial – optical - headphone socket)
€ 290 - Micromega – France - MyDAC (USB – coaxial – optical – XMOS)
€ 298 - Audiofly – Germany – PRO System (home & professional) + REVEL System (home)
$ 299 - Meridian – UK - Explorer (USB only – headphone socket)(converter)
$ 299 - iBasso - China - DB2 Boomslang 2 (USB – coaxial – optical – Battery)
€ 299 - Music Hall - USA – DAC 15.2 (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 299 - Project – Austria – DAC Box USB (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 299 - iFi - China – iDAC (USB only – headphone socket)
$ 300 - NAD – UK -Wireless USB DAC1 (USB only – Wireless)
€ 300 - Yamamoto - Japan - YDA-02 (USB only - headphone socket)
$ 300 - Entech (Monster Cable) – USA – Number Chruncher 203.2 (no USB) - DISCONTINUED
€ 305 - KingRex – Taiwan – UD-01 pro (USB only)
€ 308 - Matrix – China – mini-i (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – headphone socket)
$ 325 - Grant Fidelity – China – Tube DAC11 (USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
€ 329 - Hegel – Norway – HD2 (USB only)
€ 329 - Cambridge Audio – UK – DacMagic 100 (USB – coaxial – optical – NOS)
€ 335 - John Kenny – Irland – JKDAC32 (
$ 349 - Pico – USA – Upsampling USB Audio DAC (USB only - headphone socket)
$ 349 - Emotiva – USA - XDA-2 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
€ 349 - HRT - USA – Music Streamer II+ (USB only)
€ 360 - Lead Audio - Denmark - LA-120A (USB only - headphone socket)
€ 370 - Citypulse – China – DA 7.2 x (no USB – PRE amp - headphone socket)
€ 379 - Lead Audio - Denmark - LA-100 (USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
€ 379 - JoLida -USA – FX Tube DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Tubes)
€ 379 - Teac - Japan - Teac - UD-H01 (USB – coaxial – optical - headphone socket)
€ 390 - Abrahamsen – Norway - A-DAC V 6.0 (USB – coaxial – optical) DISCONTINUED
$ 398 - Audiotrack – Korea - Dr DAC2 DX TE (USB – coaxial – optical – headphone sockets)
€ 399 - Arcam – UK - rDAC (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 399 - Wyred4Sound – USA – uDAC (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 399 - TeraDak – Taiwan – Chameleon (TDA1543 NOS DAC-V4.5) (USB – coaxial – optical – NOS)
€ 400 - John Kenny – Ireland – JKDAC (USB only)
€ 414 - ASUS – Taiwan - Xonar Essence One (USB – coaxial – optical - headphone socket)
€ 429 - Advance Acoustic – France – MDX600 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES)
€ 429 - Project – Austria – DAC Box DS (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 449 - Quad – UK – Link D1 (USB only)
$ 449 - Peachtree Audio - USA – DAC•iT (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 449 - Schiit – USA – Bifrost USB DAC (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 450 - Entech (Monster Cable) – USA – Number Chruncher 205.2 DISCONTINUED
€ 470 - Xindak - China - DAC 5 (no USB – Tubes)
€ 475 - ADL – Japan – GT 40 (USB – coaxial – optical - headphone socket)
$ 475 - Scott Nixon – USA – TUBE DAC 2.2 (USB only – Tubes)
$ 475 - Parasound – USA – Zdac (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – headphone socket)
€ 483 - Fostex – Japan – HP-A3 (USB – optical - headphone socket)
€ 485 - Metrum Acoustic – Netherlands – NOS Mini DAC Quad (no USB)
$ 495 - Halide Design – USA - DAC HD (USB only)
$ 499 - M2Tech – Italy – EVO DAC (no USB – I2S)
€ 499 - Heed – Hungary– Dactilus (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 499 - HRT – USA – HRT Music Streamer Pro (USB only – Balanced)
€ 499 - Block – Germany – DAC 100 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – Display)

DAC price – 500 ↔ 1000

(USB – coaxial – optical – AES)(no-USB)(USB-only)(Balanced)(PRE amp)(Headphone Socket)(Wireless)(Bluetooth)(Tubes)(I2S)(XMOS)(NOS)(Battery)(Display)

€ 500 - John Kenny – USA – JKDAC32 (USB only – Battery)
€ 530 - Atoll Electronique – France – DAC 100 (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 549 - Cambridge Audio – UK – DacMagic+ (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp – headphone socket – XMOS – Bluetooth)
€ 549 - Musical Fidelity – USA - M1DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 580 - Rein Audio – Germany – X-DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 590 - Moon - Canada – 100D (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 595 - Gold Note (ex Goldenote) – Italy – DAC7 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 599 - ALO Audio – USA - PAN AM (USB only – Tubes – headphone sockets)
$ 599 - CI Audio – USA – VDA.2 (no USB)
$ 599 - Music Hall – USA – DAC 25.2 : (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Tubes – Balanced)
$ 599 - Resonessence – Canada – Concero (USB – coaxial)
$ 599 - Shanling – China - USB Audio DAC – H1.1 (USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
$ 599 - Audioengine – USA – D2 (USB – coaxial – Wireless)
€ 600 - ECdesigns – Netherlands - SD1 (DAP – SD cards)
$ 645 - Chord – UK - Chordette GEM (USB only or Bluetooth)
$ 650 - Korg – Japan - DS-DAC-10 (USB only PCM/DSD)
€ 675 - Rega – UK – DAC (USB – coaxial)
€ 675 - Styleaudio – Korea – Sapphire (no USB)
€ 690 - Lindemann – Germany – USB DAC 24/192 (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 695 - Bladelius - Sweden – USB DAC (USB only)
€ 698 - Citypulse – China – DA 2.03e (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
$ 698 - Yulong – China – Sabre D18 (no USB – Balanced)
€ 699 - Harmony Design – Sweden - DA9 (coaxial)
€ 699 - Harmony Design – Sweden - DA9 (AES)
$ 699 - CI Audio – USA - MKII USB (USB only DAC and Converter USB → BNC-I2S)
€ 700 - RT Audio Design – Bulgaria – Orpheus MK1 (no USB – Battery)
€ 700 - RT Audio Design – Bulgaria – Orpheus MK2 (no USB – Battery)
€ 700 - RT Audio Design – Bulgaria – Orpheus MK3 ((no USB – Battery)
€ 739 - Music Hall – USA – DAC 25.3 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Tubes – Balanced – headphone socket)
€ 749 - Xindak - China – DAC 8 (USB – coaxial – optical – Tubes – Balanced)
$ 780 - Rein Audio – Germany - X DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 785 - Metrum Acoustics – Netherlands – Octave MK2 (no USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 790 - YBA Design – France – WD202 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – headphone socket)
€ 795 - Metrum Acoustic – Netherlands – Octave (no USB – headphone socket)
$ 795 - CEntrance – USA – DACmini CX (USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
$ 795 - Ack Industries – USA – dAck v2.0 (no USB – Battery)
€ 799 - Wadia – USA – 151 PowerDAC mini Amp (USB – coaxial – optical – Amplifier – headphone socket)
€ 829 - Audiolab – UK – M-DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp. – headphone socket)
€ 849 - Tentlabs – Netherlands – c-DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 849 - Schiit – USA – Gungnir (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 849 - Harmony Design – Sweden - DA9 (USB – coaxial)
€ 850 - Burson Audio – Australia – DA 160 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 872 - Mhdt Laboratory – Taiwan - Havana (USB – coaxial – optical – Tubes)
€ 889 - Exposure – UK – 2010S2 (USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
€ 890 - Linnenberg – Germany – UDC-1 (USB only)
$ 895 - April Music – Korea – Stello DA100 Signature (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – I2S)
€ 895 - Xindak - China - DAC 9 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – Tubes)
€ 945 - Xindak - China - D2 (no USB – Tubes)
€ 950 - Altman - Germany - Attraction (no USB – NOS – Battery – no cabinet)
$ 950 - Markan Digital Audio - Russian Federation – DAC Markan (no USB)
€ 960 - ADL – Japan – Esprit (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp – headphone socket)
€ 979 - Tentlabs – Netherlands – b-DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 980 - Lehmann Audio – Germany – Cube Linear USB (USB only – PRE amp – headphone socket)
$ 995 - PS Audio – USA – NuWave (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 995 - Blacknote – Italy – DAC15 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp)
$ 995 - Benchmark – USA – DAC-1 (no USB – Balanced – headphone socket)
€ 999 - Hegel – Norway - HD11 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 999 - Wyred4Sound - USA – DAC-1 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 999 - WOO – USA - WA7 Fireflies (USB – coaxial – Tubes – headphone sockets)
€ 999 - Harmony Design – Sweden - DA09 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – headphone socket)
 
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DAC price – 1000 ↔ 1500

(USB – coaxial – optical – AES)(no-USB)(USB-only)(Balanced)(PRE amp)(Headphone Socket)(Wireless)(Bluetooth)(Tubes)(I2S)(XMOS)(NOS)(Battery)(Display)

$ 1000 - Onkyo – Japan – DAC-1000 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES) – DISCONTINUED
€ 1000 - Aqvox – Germany – USB 2D/A MK2 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – headphone socket)
€ 1015 - Human Audio – Hungary – Muto X (no USB – Battery)
$ 1080 - Monarchy Audio – USA – NM24 Tube and Line Amp (no USB – PRE amp – Tubes
$ 1095 - PS Audio - USA - Digital Link III DAC (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 1099 - AVA (Audio by Van Alstine) - USA - Vision DAC (no USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 1099 - Wyred4Sound – USA – m-PRE (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
€ 1100 - Redgum – Australia – RGDAC2
$ 1100 - Matrix Audio – USA / China - X-Sabre (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – DSD – DXD)
€ 1127 - Rasteme – Japan – UDAC 32 (USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
€ 1127 - Rasteme – Japan – UDAC 192 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – headphone socket)
€ 1190 - Linnenberg – Germany – u:c:a DAC (USB – coaxial – Blanced)
€ 1195 - Violectric – Germany – V800 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 1195 - Benchmark - USA - DAC-1 USB (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 1199 - Perreaux – New Zealand – SXD2 USB (USB – coaxial)
$ 1199 - WOO – USA – WDS-1 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp)
$ 1200 - Cary Audio – USA – Xciter DAC (USB – coaxil – optical)
€ 1200 - Music Hall – USA – DAC 35.2 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
$ 1250 - Blue Circle Audio – Canada – BC509 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – Battery)
$ 1270 - Anedo – USA - D1 (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp – headphone socket)
$ 1280 - Rein Audio – Germany - X3 DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 1295 - Simple Design / Sonore – USA - exD DAC (USB only)
€ 1370 - Audio Note – UK – DAC 0.1x/II (USB – coaxial – NOS – Tubes)
$ 1395 - Benchmark – USA – DAC-1 PRE ( DISCONTINUED)
€ 1399 - Wadia – USA – Digital 121 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – headphone socket)
$ 1399 - M2Tech – Italy - Young (USB – coaxial – optical – AES)
$ 1399 - TeddyPardo – USA – TeddyDAC (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 1450 - Moon – Canada – 300D (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – headphone socket)
$ 1470 - Anedio – USA - D2 DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – headphone socket)
$ 1475 - CEntrance – USA – mini DAC PX (Amplifier – DAC – USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
$ 1480 - Lavry Enginering – USA - DA 11 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
€ 1490 - Heek – Hungary – Obelisk (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp)
$ 1495 - Bel Canto Design - USA - DAC 1.5 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – headphone socket)
$ 1495 - DB Audio Labs – USA – Tranquility (DISCONTINUED)
$ 1495 - Neko Audio – USA – D100 MK (no USB – Balanced)
$ 1499 - Wyred4Sound – USA – W4S DAC-2 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – I2S – Balanced)
€ 1499 - Mojo Audio – USA – AD1865 (no USB – NOS)

DAC price – 1500 ↔ 2000

€ 1500 - RT Audio Design – Bulgaria – Orpheus MK3+TVC (no USB – coaxial – Balanced)
$ 1500 - Red Wine Audio – USA – Isabellina (no USB – coaxial – optical – NOS)
€ 1500 - Hegel – Norway – HD20 (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp)
€ 1513 - Aleks – Russian Federation - DAC Luxor Solist (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Tubes)
€ 1523 - Human Audio – Hungary – Muto (no USB – coaxial – Battery)
€ 1530 - Leema Acoustics – UK – Elements Precision DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
€ 1544 - Atoll Electronique - France – DAC 200 WiFi (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – Wireless – headphone socket)
$ 1549 - Teddy Pardo – USA - TeddyDAC-VC (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp)
$ 1550 - Orb Audio – Japan – Jade I (USB – coaxial – optical – headphone socket)
$ 1550 - Audio GD – China – SA2 DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – I2S )
€ 1575 - Pink Faun – Netherlands – DAC 3.24 (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 1579 - NuForce - USA - DAC-9 192K (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
€ 1590 - North Star Design – Italy – DAC Essensio (USB – coaxial – optical - headphone socket)
€ 1595 - MyTek – USA – Stereo 192 (Firewire – USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp - headphone socket)
$ 1595 - Benchmark – USA – DAC-1 HDR (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – headphone sockets)
€ 1595 - Antelope – Bulgaria – Zodiac (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced - headphone socket)
$ 1599 - AVA – USA - Vision DAC/PRE amplifier (no USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp.)
€ 1600 - Electrocompaniet - Norway – ECD1 (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 1610 - Restek – Germany – MDAC+ (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp)
€ 1699 - Calyx – D&A – Korea - DAC 24/192 (USB – coaxial – Balanced)
€ 1741 - Fostex – Japan – HP-A8 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES - headphone socket)
$ 1750 - Wavelength - USA - Brick v3 (Tube) (USB only – Tube)
€ 1780 - 47 Labs – Japan – 4715 Shigaraki (no USB – coaxial)
€ 1780 - 47 Labs – Japan – 4732 Shigaraki USB (USB only)
€ 1799 - NAD – UK – M51 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – HDMI – Balanced – PRE amp)
$ 1799 - Orb Audio – Japan – Jade II (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 1800 - Xindak – China – 20 th (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
$ 1815 - Grace Design - USA - m903 Reference DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – headphone socket)
$ 1850 - Burson Audio – USA – Conductor (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp – headphone socket)
€ 1890 - Audial – Serbia – S-USB (USB only – Balanced)
€ 1890 - Audial – Serbia – S (no USB – caxial – Balanced)
€ 1890 - T&A – Germany – DAC 8 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – headphone socket)
€ 1950 - Lenehan Audio – Australia – PDX (no USB – coaxial )
$ 1995 - Bryston – Canada -BDA-1 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 1995 - Benchmark - USA - DAC2 HGC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – headphone sockets)
€ 1995 - Bel Canto Design – USA – DAC 2.5 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced - headphone socket)
€ 1995 - Audio Note - UK - DAC 1.1x/v2 (no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced)
$ 1999 - AVA (Audio by Van Alstine) – USA - Vision Hybrid DAC (no USB – coaxial – optical – Tubes)
€ 1999 - Cyrus – UK – DAC X+ (no USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 1999 – AURALiC – USA – AX+ (USB – coaxial – Balanced)

DAC price – 2000 ↔ 3000

$ 2199 - SOtM – Korea – dDAC – 200 – HD 24/192 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 2295 - Antelope – Bulgaria – Zodiac+ (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 2300 - Yamamoto - Japan - YDA-01B Tube (no USB – coaxial – Tubes)
€ 2300 - Yamamoto - Japan - YDA-01 ( (no USB – coaxial)
$ 2395 - Bryston – Canada -BDA-2 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 2395 - DB Audio Labs – USA – Tranquility SE (USB only)
€ 2490 - WBE – Germany - Mini DAC No192 Plus (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 2490 - Burmester - Germany – 113 (USB – coaxial – Balanced – bluetooth)
$ 2499 - AVA – USA - Fet Valve Hybrid DAC (no USB – coaxial – optical – Tubes)
$ 2499 - ExaSound – Canada – E18 (USB – coaxial – optical – PRE amp – headphone socket)
$ 2499 - ExaSound – Canada – E20 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
€ 2500 - Audio Note - UK - DAC 1.1x/v2 signature (no USB – coaxial)
$ 2500 - McIntosh - USA - D100 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – PRE amp)
€ 2500 - Red Wine Audio – USA – Isabellina Pro (USB – coaxial – optical – Tubes – battery)
€ 2550 - Cyrus – UK – DAC XP+ (no USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – PRE amp)
€ 2950 - Totaldac – France – Reference A1 DAC (no USB – coaxial)
$ 2500 - Ayre – USA – QB-9 async. USB DAC (USB – ayre link – Balanced)
€ 2599 - Metrum Acoustic – Netherlands – Hex (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 2800 - TechDAS – Japan - D7- 192 DSD (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – headphone socket)
€ 2980 - Audiomat – France – Tempo 2.6 (no USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 2990 - Ratoc – Japan – RAL-24192DM1 (USB – coaxial -Balanced – headphone socket)
€ 2995 - Antelope – Bulgaria – Zodiac Gold - (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – headphone sockets)
€ 2995 - Less Loss – Lithuania – DAC 2004 MKII (no USB – coaxial – Balanced)

DAC price – 3000 ↔ 4000

€ 3000 - Weiss - Switserland - Minerva (Firewire – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 3000 - Conrad Johnsen – USA – HD3 (USB only)
€ 3000 - North Star Design – Italy – DAC Extremo (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – I2S – Balanced)
€ 3100 - Weiss – Switserland – DAC 2 (Firewire – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 3100 - Arcam - UK – FMJ D33 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 3100 - Electrocompaniet - Norway – ECD2 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 3198 - B.M.C. – Germany – DAC1 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – I2S – Balanced)
€ 3200 - Junilabs – France - Jundac Two (no USB – coaxial – NOS)
€ 3250 - Pink Faun - Netherlands - DAC 2 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – I2S)
€ 3290 - Audio Note - UK - DAC 2.1x (no USB – coaxial – AES – NOS)
€ 3299 - Auralic - China - Vega (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp – DSD)
€ 3320 - Phasure – Netherlands - NOS1 24/768 asynchronius USB DAC (USB – Balanced – NOS)
$ 3350 - APL HiFi - Bulgaria - DAC-S (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced)
€ 3495 - Bel Canto Design – USA – DAC 3.5 VB MKII (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 3500 - Wavelength – USA - Cosecant v3 (Tube) (USB only – Balanced – Tubes)
€ 3600 - AMR (Abbingdon Music Research) – UK – DP777 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – Tubes )
$ 3695 - NAIM – UK – DAC (USB – coaxial – optical)
€ 3900 - AudioMagic – Netherlands – AM DAC (no USB – coaxial – Tubes – NOS)
$ 3900 – Moon - Canada – 380D (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 3995 - Resonessence - Canada – Invicta DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – HDMI – Balanced – headphone sockets)

DAC price – 4000 ↔ 5000

€ 4350 - PS Audio – USA – PerfectWave DAC MKII (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – I2S – Balanced)
€ 4400 - Audio Note - UK - DAC 2.1x Signature (no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
$ 4400 -Acousticbuoy – Canada - DAC 2488 (no USB – coaxial – AES)
€ 4500 – Pink Faun – Netherlands – DAC2-TF (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Tubes)
€ 4500 - Lector – Italy - S-192 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
€ 4500 - Audiomat – France – Tempo 3.0 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES)
€ 4750 - Acoustic Plan - Germany - Digimaster (USB – coaxial – I2S – Tubes)
€ 4800 - Tron – UK - Seven DAC (no USB – coaxial – AES)
€ 4800 - Aurora - Japan - CADA ver.1.1 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp)
€ 4899 – Calyx – D&A – Korea – Super DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 4950 - LampizatOr – Polen – Level 4 (no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
$ 4995 - Berkely Audio Design - Alpha DAC series 2 (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp)
 

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DAC price – 5000 ↔ 6000

€ 5000 - Audio Research – USA – DAC-8 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 5449 - Astin Trew - UK - Concord DAC (Firewire – USB – I2S – Balanced)
$ 5799 - Calyx – Korea – Femto (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 5899 - Esoteric - Japan – K-07 (SACD – USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 5900 - Resolution Audio – USA – Cantata (CD – USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp)
€ 5990 - Audio Note – UK – DAC 2.1x v2 Balanced (no USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 5990 - Gato – Denmark - CDD1 (USB – coaxial – Balanced)
€ 5995 - M2Tech - Italy - Vaughan (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – I2S – Balanced – PRE amp - headphone sockets)
$ 5995 - MSB Technology – USA – Platinum - DAC IV (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced)
$ 5995 - Chord Electronics - UK - QBD76HD (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 5999 - Empirical Audio – USA - Overdrive SE USB DAC/PRE (USB – coaxial – I2S – Balanced – PRE amp)

DAC price – 6000 ↔ 7000

$ 6000 – Aesthetix – USA – Pandora (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp)
$ 6000 – Gill Audio Design – USA – Elise (no USB – coaxial – Tubes)
€ 6300 - Audiomat – France – Maestro 2 (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 6350 - Weiss – Zwitserland – DAC 202 (Firewire – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced - headphone sockets)
€ 6400 - Accustic Arts – Germany – Tube-DAC II MK2 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
$ 6500 – Playback Designs – USA – MPD-3 (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced)
$ 6995 - MSB Technology – USA – Analog (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – I2S – Balanced – DSD)

DAC price – 7000 ↔ 8000

€ 7000 - Bricasti Design - USA - M1 v2 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 7000 - Aesthetix – USA – Romulus (CD – USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
€ 7500 - Onda Ligera – Latvia – DA003 (USB – coaxial – optical)
$ 7500 - Wavelength Audio – USA - Crimson (USB only – coaxial)
€ 7560 - Audio Note – UK – DAC 3.1x/II balanced (no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – Tubes)

DAC price – 8000 ↔ 9000

$ 8000 - Goldmund - Switserland - Metis (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 8200 - Horch Elektroakustik - Germany - Stream (USB – coaxial – optical – AES)
$ 8299 - Esoteric - Japan – K-05 (SACD – USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 8500 - Horch Elektroakustik – Germany – Steps (USB – coaxial – optical – AES)
$ 8500 - Lavry Engineering – USA – DA2002 (no USB – AES – Balanced)
€ 8590 - CAD Computer Audio Design – UK – CAD 1543 DAC (USB)
€ 8700 - Fonel - Germany - CD-Pre-DAC Tube (CD – USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp – Tubes – Wireless)

DAC price – 9000 ↔ 10000

€ 9000 - Neodio - France - Origine (CD – USB – coaxial – Balanced)
€ 9900 - Audiomat – Frankrijk – Maestro Reference (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
$ 9995 - Rega – UK - Isis (CD – USB only – Balanced)

DAC price – 10000 ↔ 20000

€ 10480 - Nagra – Switserland - DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
€ 10900 - dCS – UK – Debussy (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – PRE amp – DSD)
€ 11000 - Weiss – Switserland – MAN 301 DAC (Firewire – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – wireless – ethernet)
€ 11750 - Jeff Rowland – USA - Aeris DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced)
$ 13000 - Stahl~Tek – USA – Ariaa DAC (USB – coaxial – AES – I2S – Balanced)
$ 13000 - Playback Designs – USA – MPD-5 (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced)
€ 13500 - dCS -UK – Paganini (Firewire – coaxial – AES – Balanced – PRE amp – DSD)
€ 13700 - Audio Note - UK - DAC 4.1x balanced (no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
$ 13995 - MSB Technology – USA – Platinum Signature - DAC IV (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – DSD)
$ 13999 - Theta – USA – Generation VIII series 3 (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – PRE amp)
€ 15000 - Beyond Frontiers Audio (BFA) – Serbia – Tube DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
$ 15000 - Boulder – USA – 1012 DAC (no USB – AES – Balanced – PRE amp – DSD – headphone socket)
€ 16990 - MBL – Germany - 1611F DAC (reference line) (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – DSD)
€ 18500 - Zanden Audio Systems – Japan – 5000 (no USB – coaxial – AES – I2S – Tubes)
€ 18850 - Audio Research – USA – Reference DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – ethernet)
€ 19500 - dCS -UK – Scarlatti (Firewire – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – DSD)

DAC price – 20000 ↔ 30000

$ 20000 - Stahl~Tek – USA – Vekian DAC (USB – coaxial – AES – I2S – Balanced)
$ 20000 – Light Harmonic – USA – Da Vinci (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced)
$ 21995 - MSB Technology – USA – Diamond DAC IV (USB – coaxial – AES – I2S – Balanced – DSD)
$ 24500 – TAD (Pioneer) - Japan – C 2000 (USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced)
€ 24900 - Audio Note - UK - DAC 4.1x balanced signature (no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – Tubes)
€ 25900 - dCS – UK – Vivaldi (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – DSD)
$ 29000 - Ypsilon – Greece – DAC100 (no USB – coaxial – Balanced – Tubes)

DAC price – 30000 ↔ 40000

$ 32500 - Wadax – Spain / Switserland - PRE-1 (USB – coaxial – optical – Balanced – PRE amp – headphone socket)
$ 33000 - CH Precision – Switserland – C1 Reference DAC (no USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced – DSD)
$ 35000 – Stahl-Tek - USA - Opus (USB – coaxial – AES – I2S – Balanced)
$ 36000 - Kondo Sound Labs – Japan - KSL DAC (no USB – coaxial – Tubes)

DAC price – 40000 ↔ 50000

€ 41900 - GTE Audio - Germany - Trinity Mono DAC (3 unit DAC – no USB – coaxial – optical – AES)
€ 42500 – Audio Note – UK – vacuum tubes DAC-5 Special (Tube DAC – no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – NOS)
$ 43000 - Esoteric – Japan - D-01-VU -Mono D/A Converter (Firewire – coaxial – AES – Balanced)
€ 45000 - Synäster Audio – Germany - Origo (SACD player + DAC – USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced)
$ 49000 - Qualia – USA/France/Japan - Indigo USB DAC (USB – coaxial – optical – AES – Balanced - headphone socket)

DAC price > 50000

$ 79000 – Audio Note - UK – vacuum tubes DAC-5 Signature (Tube DAC – no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – NOS)
€ 123500 – Audio Note - UK – DAC – The Fifth Element (Tube DAC – no USB – coaxial – AES – Balanced – NOS)
 

BlitzStryker

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Nice effort! Now easier to see how much dough you can get with that amt of cash you intending to spend. Thanks!
 

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The listed euro prices for Fostex HP-A3 and HP-A8 are quite :s22: :s22:

483EUR and 1741EUR respectively? i LOL'ed srsly. This was taken from some UK audio magazine?
 

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Thanks Andy for compiling this list.
Extremely helpful for people hunting for a dac.
 

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this is interesting ... less than S$400

dont need buy ak120 :p get this...

Small Shi – DAC-X9 | DACinfo

Low priced DAC from China. Based on 2x Wolfson WM8741 , 4 digital inputs , Balanced and unbalanced outputs . USB asynchronous.


DAC – USB – coaxial – optical – AES

24 bit / 192 kHz – DAC chip : 2x Wolfson WM8741
16 / 24 bit – sample rates - 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz
4 digital inputs
USB audio class 2 (24 bit / 192 kHz) – asynchronous
coaxial RCA (24 bit / 192 kHz)
optical Toslink (24 bit / 192 kHz)
AES/EBU – XLR (24 bit / 192 kHz)
4 analog outputs
L&R – RCA (unbalanced)
L&R – XLR (balanced)
PSU
built in power supply
Specials
display

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After seeing that list, confirm feel like poor noobie peasant audio interest commoner. :D
 

JoePilot

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I just plonked $30 into a fiio D03k DAC from amazon.
Will I be sad comparing it to a $300 DAC with similar I/Os?:o
 

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Scarly more expensive than the recording equipment used :s13:
 
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