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RE: Time to upgrade?

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on October 11, 2017 at 14:29:49

In Reply to: Time to upgrade? posted by jmall on October 11, 2017 at 12:58:25:

I have heard improvements in DACs over the past few years and really enjoyed my Ayre QB-9 DSD. The DSD label did not simply add DSD capability but put an entirely new DAC in the same chassis with sonic benefits all around, including PCM playback.

Of course other brands have improved as well. My PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC sounds better than the previous generation NuWave DAC on my existing PCM files. I rarely ever play DSD content so like the Ayre DAC the improvements are very worthwhile for PCM as well.

I think you'll also find that you can buy much better DACs at much lower prices today than you could just 5 years ago which I can't say for most analog electronics that seem to be increasing in price with little to no sonic improvements from a decade ago.

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