ben_
Active Member
Hi there,
Lately I wanted to upgrade my desktop dac. I was owning a Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 which sounded great but slightly veiled and no better than my Breeze audio AK4490 (both with provided wall wart power supply)
I wanted to buy a new generation DSD dac because I have more and more files in this format and tried upsampling to DSD with audirvana and find it sounded great.
My choice is between a used from 2016 (still under warranty) TEAC UD-501, or a brand new Topping DX7 or Audio-GD NFB-11.28
I would like and headphones output closer to the dac because my amps has one which is so-so and I may upgrade my headphones in 2018.
The TEAC I can have it for ~$412, topping dx-7 for $446 or Audio-GD $465
What I like in the teac is its massive power supply, good build quality and it has great review from when it came out (2013) but use an older generation dac and USB chip.
What I dont want is anything that sound bright, I sent back an SMSL M8A because of this, they claimed its sound improved with the separated power supply but then it would have cost something in the same range as other with headphones output and a proper built-in power supply.
What would you do ? The chinese dacs have both good reviews also
Lately I wanted to upgrade my desktop dac. I was owning a Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 which sounded great but slightly veiled and no better than my Breeze audio AK4490 (both with provided wall wart power supply)
I wanted to buy a new generation DSD dac because I have more and more files in this format and tried upsampling to DSD with audirvana and find it sounded great.
My choice is between a used from 2016 (still under warranty) TEAC UD-501, or a brand new Topping DX7 or Audio-GD NFB-11.28
I would like and headphones output closer to the dac because my amps has one which is so-so and I may upgrade my headphones in 2018.
The TEAC I can have it for ~$412, topping dx-7 for $446 or Audio-GD $465
What I like in the teac is its massive power supply, good build quality and it has great review from when it came out (2013) but use an older generation dac and USB chip.
What I dont want is anything that sound bright, I sent back an SMSL M8A because of this, they claimed its sound improved with the separated power supply but then it would have cost something in the same range as other with headphones output and a proper built-in power supply.
What would you do ? The chinese dacs have both good reviews also
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