Whats better than a single Ultra Analog Chip?

[WhiteSE]

2 plus some tubes...

Having used the Parasound DAC2000 Ultra for a decade and a half, I decided to to try a pair, with some output tubes to boot...

VTL 20 Bit DAC

 

[xero-D-hero]

Wowsers...

Definitely looks like it's outta my price range,,,LOL...

Nice.

Bret P.

 

[WhiteSE]

Wowsers...

Definitely looks like it's outta my price range,,,LOL...

Nice.

Bret P.

Well, thank goodness for the used gear market...but its amazing how expensive it was when it came out!

 

[SoNic67]

I still think that a PCM63 or PCM1704 are better approaches, but I must give Ultra analog their credit for pioneering this. In my opinion, it's just a multibit delta-sigma hybrid, the PCM1791 emulated this much better.
Today there are several startups that are trying to emulate the multibit DAC using same principle, but with newer components, and more resolution.

Like this monster:

 

[WhiteSE]

I tried some modern made DAC's from Shiit and Audio-Gd....I really liked the Audio-Gd products..I tried the Sable based DAC and the PCM 1704UK based ones....But, I still prefer my Parasound DAC 2000...and I wanted to get some tubes in the mix...

 

[WhiteSE]

Review:

It is bloody awesome!!!!

 

[gvl]

But not awesome enough to keep it?

 

[C.A.P]

ESS sabre DAC.. is the chili these days.. However tomorrow there will be a new player and that's audio.. Todays TOTL is tomorrow's vintage gear

 

[SoNic67]

Burr-Brown multi-bit chips are used in many a high end SACD player

Multibit doesn't play SACD. SACD is just 1 bit (plus a boatload of noise-shaping in that 1 bit).

 

[SoNic67]

"This chipset handles PCM and DSD natively". That's not a true multibit, it's a hybrid that BB/TI has - first 5 bits are multibit, the rest are delta-sigma, BB/TI calls them "Advanced Segment".
However, when plays DSD files, since the signal it is just 1 bit, the "multibit" part is not adding any improvement.

 

[WhiteSE]

But not awesome enough to keep it?

I lost my job...That does not influence the awesomness, but the cash might mitigate some things.

 

[Audionutz]

2 plus some tubes...

Having used the Parasound DAC2000 Ultra for a decade and a half, I decided to to try a pair, with some output tubes to boot...

VTL 20 Bit DAC

So you're saying the VTL is for sale?

 

[mjw21a]

An old thread I know, though I must say I’m really enjoying one of these DAC’s with a Soundaware A1X up front as the transport as a Roon end point. Just gorgeous with 4x NOS Mullard CV4024 installed. My VTL is red though.

The Abbas DAC2.2SE in my main system remains the best I possess though the VTL is extremely enjoyable in a completely different way.