Wanted : DAC

[Neversmileatacrocodile]

Somewhere between £150 and £250. I would prefer one with a USB input DSD and 384KHz sample rates unnecessary!
Thanks for looking
Neil

[perlogalism]

You'll be wanting a Caiman SEG then! Google Beresford DAC, read all the good reviews on here (beresford banter) and then PM Stan Beresford direct for an unbeatable price.
I've just had my one upgraded to current spec and bought the Dorado power supply (just about the upper limit of your budget all in) and have to say it ranks as one of the two most significant upgrades to my system I've ever made!
Stan also offers a money back guarantee so you can't really go far wrong.

[struth]

A. Few decent new dacs in that price range. Can depend on how you intend using it too

[Emmings]

I've got an M2Tech Young DAC with an MCRU power supply going spare if that's of interest.

Few threads on here about them:
https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?39955-m2tech-young-dac-observations&highlight=M2Tech+young
https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?42882-m2Tech-Young-DAC-More-Bass-but-not-in-the-way-I-would-expect&highlight=M2Tech+young

Would be the top of your price range though - £250.

One thing that has been mentioned on here though (and can't find the thread with a quick search) is that there are problems when trying to use from a Windows 10 source. As in it won't connect :(

Cheers

[Jerry B]

I know of a modified Beresford SEG for sale...

[flo1984]

I have one in mint cond if you are interested - opera consonance d linear 8c

[Lawrence001]

Somewhere between £150 and £250. I would prefer one with a USB input DSD and 384KHz sample rates unnecessary!
Thanks for looking
Neil

You didn't mean necessary? What bit and sample rates do you want?

[Neversmileatacrocodile]

You didn't mean necessary? What bit and sample rates do you want?

Up to 24/192 at very most. It's just to play my ripped CD collection, so 99% of the stuff is 16/44. No intentions of using streaming services.

[Spectral Morn]

Up to 24/192 at very most. It's just to play my ripped CD collection, so 99% of the stuff is 16/44. No intentions of using streaming services.

It would also be wise that the DAC is compatible with Windows 10 and latest MAC operation systems. Anything Windows 7 only probably best avoided.

[Neversmileatacrocodile]

It would also be wise that the DAC is compatible with Windows 10 and latest MAC operation systems. Anything Windows 7 only probably best avoided.

Thanks - I hadn't realised that was an issue. That rather rules out older models, - digital doesn't age gracefully, does it?

[struth]

SMSL do a range of dacs. They are good value

[Lawrence001]

Thanks - I hadn't realised that was an issue. That rather rules out older models, - digital doesn't age gracefully, does it?

That all depends on driver requirements, I'm no expert but it doesn't necessarily rule them all out. Plus you can get a hiface and use an old converter via spdif which a lot of people do as they prefer the more natural sound of those to many modern ones, which seen to compete on resolution terms and often lose out on musicality (ESS sabre chips often being mentioned here).