In Reply to: Stolen my thread (waves fist) posted by mbrierley on May 28, 2025 at 11:42:31:
Excuse my championing of the humble J3. I didn't know you were talking about gear in the $6k range. Different beast. And nicely understated cosmetics.
But I think you are on the right track getting a DAC at this point. After reading a bit about the May Level 3, I'd certainly give it a shot, provided a good return policy is in the offing.
As to bit rate, isn't how the bits are handled more important than the rate? I offer this as proof: https://www.soundguys.com/high-bitrate-audio-is-overkill-cd-quality-is-still-great-16518/
Even for those of us lucky enough to have top-notch hearing, we aren't dogs and there is only so much we can hear.
Please let us know what DAC you try. I'm quite curious now.
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- May Level 3 - psgary 05/28/2519:15:22 05/28/25 (1)
- ONLY 1/2 agree - mbrierley 01:41:28 05/29/25 (0)