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I'm Graeme.
best USB DAC for under £50 second hand or new?
Hi All
I'm going to get the good lady in my life a nice little DAC, it needs to have USB in, and standard L/R single channels as the out.
As i dont really look at budget DACs I have very little idea on what is current and value for money.
Looking at spending £50 max, new or second hand doesn't matter.
She uses iTunes already direct from the PC to the AMP. (please, no comments about that, I've probably said all this to her already..lol)
Thank for any help guys n gals.
All the best
Graeme
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I'm Rich.
http://hifimediy.com/DACs/ready-made-dacs/usb-dac2
or this http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...Bushmaster-Mk1 with a USB converter also from stan?
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I'm Graeme.
not interested in the bushmaster as that is over £50, thanks for the other link however you need to buy extras and have it shipped from China, which brings this near to £70 sadly. looking for simple solution that is UK based.Originally Posted by RichB
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Hi Graeme
Given your criteria, and the source, this should do the trick...but I've not heard one personally
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/digital-to...onverter-a14kf
However as Rich stated HiFimeDIY DACs are very good...this is a cheaper option
http://hifimediy.com/DACs/ready-made-dacs/U2-DAC
...and better with one of these
http://hifimediy.com/usb-isolator
...and you can order from their German warehouse for an extra fiver or so, just over £50 in total, a great improvement over my SBtouch's own DAC
Go on treat the lass
Cheers, Will
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I'm Graeme.
perfect! nice one!
thank matey
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I've got one of those sabre DACs and they're very good
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-UC.../dp/B000KW2YEI
This is what I use on my Mac system in the front room.
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I'm Graeme.
thanks Gordon, will have a look
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Graeme, pop over and have a listen to mine.
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These are pretty awesome for the money. Use one on our mobile edit unit
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SMSL-1955-...item1c46994e1d
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