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I'm Steve.
Recommend me a dac for £400 (New or SH)
Hi Guys
I'm in the market for a new DAC, having just sold my Rega Dac, which i found slightly laid back via my Macbook. With this in mind, what would you recommend up to the value of £400?
The candidate that clearly jumps out to me (due to reading this forum) is the Audiolab M-Dac, but what else should i consider.
Also, the NAD D1050 DAC looks interesting, has anyone had experience with this Dac?
Cheers Steve
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I'm Martin.
Hi Steve,Originally Posted by carruthersesq
Please give the Bushmaster MK11 a listen, very popular with some of the forum users here. Here's a link http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...k-II-(TC-7533)
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Yes agree with Martin if you add a battery power supply a giant killer
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Which giants? The BM2 is a great DAC, but at £400 second-hand it opens up some options!
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If you found the the Rega a little laid back, try an HRT Music Streamer II+. I think they are astonishing value for money, but you only have one input. I have this and the Rega, the HRT has a little more punch and matches my near field system well, the Rega for me is just sublime for the money paired with a Brio-R and Harbeth speakers, but I like a non fatiguing sound that I can listen to all day, every day (and I often do)
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M2Tech Evo DAC/HiFace2.
Their HiFace DAC has been well received too
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I think you really underestimating what it can do with battery power it go up against some pretty good DACS like the Cunas and Octavia 2 of the best DACs around. They all do slightly different things but its playing in the same ball park
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+1 for exactly the same reason, no fatigue...If you found the the Rega a little laid back, try an HRT Music Streamer II+. I think they are astonishing value for money, but you only have one input. I have this and the Rega, the HRT has a little more punch and matches my near field system well, the Rega for me is just sublime for the money paired with a Brio-R and Harbeth speakers, but I like a non fatiguing sound that I can listen to all day, every day (and I often do)
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