DAC/Pre under $1k

[Ralf11]

how much is the Beta discount?

[pgbcincy]

how much is the Beta discount?

 

Stellar Beta Test | PS Audio

 

20%

 

They also have Trade In savings program for all their gear. Varies per Trade In and purchased product.

[damguz]

Nuprime Dac-9 is a very good choice. Albeit positioned as the "warmest" of the line, it is not warm at all. It is just a subtle difference with the Dac 10 and the IDA-8. Nothing like the Cambridge Pure Dac +.

 

 

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[Nick-V]

If you're looking for something that doesn't break the bank, you might want to consider the Cambridge DacMagic +. I picked one up for cheap ($250) barely used and I'm very happy with it in my bedroom system.

 

I use the balanced outputs directly into a pair of Tannoy Reveal 501a active studio monitors and the unbalanced outputs into my Earthquake SUB-80X subwoofer. For the price, I couldn't be happier with it's performance.

 

There is no remote and the volume control isn't the most precise, but you can't go wrong for the price.

[nhtran1]

Looking for a DAC with similar criteria myself. Considering these 3 DACs:

 

https://www.oppodigital.com/sonica-dac/

Matrix Audio Quattro II DAC / Pre / Amp

https://www.shenzhenaudio.com/gustard-dac-x20-pro-super-ultimate-2-x-es9028-xmos-hifi-dac-384khz-dsd-dop-decoder.html

 

Waiting for the release of the Sonica DAC before I pull the trigger.

[xyrium]

Looks like some nice choices, though I'm unfamiliar with anything in the list other than the Oppo. I owned the HA-1 and it was quite a nice piece of gear. It's accuracy was unquestionable, though I prefer a more coloured sound given the variety of music and recordings that I listen to. So, out went accuracy, and in went a Teac UD301 and Nuprime DAC9.

 

Regardless, that new Oppo looks nice, and would probably be my first choice, especially at that price.

 

Looking for a DAC with similar criteria myself. Considering these 3 DACs:

 

https://www.oppodigital.com/sonica-dac/

Matrix Audio Quattro II DAC / Pre / Amp

https://www.shenzhenaudio.com/gustard-dac-x20-pro-super-ultimate-2-x-es9028-xmos-hifi-dac-384khz-dsd-dop-decoder.html

 

Waiting for the release of the Sonica DAC before I pull the trigger.

[Ric Schultz]

The Sonica is now released. I will be doing mods on this baby and even my relatively inexpensive $250 mod will make the sound significantly better (as in Wow!). First one to send me one to mod will get any level of mod for $100 plus my parts cost.