Rega Dac

[Ninanina]

I have had a Rega Dac on loan for a few days from a very good friend

What a super bit of kit this is

It has made sooooo much difference to my Pioneer DVD/CD transport that I've recently purchased

I have just purchased a good, little used Rega on the Bay.....

I am really impressed with it

Anyone thinking of buying you cannot go wrong

[Gazjam]

Cant disagree with that, had the Rega myself superb dac.
Less mechanical and hifi sounding than the Mdac to me, though if you needed the digital pre etc on teh Mdac then its a better buy.

Strictly as a dac though I preferred the Rega.
Big Dac comparison a few years ago over on Pinkfish, the Rega consistently came out as being well liked.

[Ali Tait]

C'mon Gaz, everyone knows they all sound the same!

[brian2957]

[Gazjam]

unless they have valve's in 'em!

[Sovereign]

Before I settled on the MDAC I had a dacfest to see which I preferred, The Rega was always a top contender, but the MDAC's pre, remote and future upgrades sold it for me.

[Yomanze]

I have had a Rega Dac on loan for a few days from a very good friend

What a super bit of kit this is

It has made sooooo much difference to my Pioneer DVD/CD transport that I've recently purchased

I have just purchased a good, little used Rega on the Bay.....

I am really impressed with it

Anyone thinking of buying you cannot go wrong

So you prefer it to the Bushmaster? What aspects if so?

[Ninanina]

Hi Neil
Now I really am useless at describing what I hear but I'll try

The Rega dac sounds much more analogue to me than the Beresford. It sort of sounds liquid and flowing; I hope that doesn't sound too bad, as its the best way to describe it really, it is smooth without loosing any detail and its an easy listen

Don't get me wrong the Bushmaster is a superb piece of kit, especially with a Linear Power Supply & SBooster',

The only thing I can't work out with the Rega is which of the filters is the best setting; I use Filter 3 at the moment, what does everyone else use?

[kenworthy100]

I owned the Rega dac for six months, the filters are extremely subtle making minimal changes, on balance filter 4 seemed to sound the best in my system, in all honesty I couldn't hear a great deal between any of them.

[DSJR]

I wonder if the Bushmaster 2 will close the gap though? Good DAC's are getting cheaper all the time. £500 for a new one at retail is looking rather high these days methinks, although the cheaper ones are very limited in case quality by and large and should possibly be scrapped if they fail...