Alternative to Audio Research DAC 8

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11 minutes ago, mbain said:

Can anyone recommend a usb DAC as an alternative to a Audio Research DAC 8?  One that will equal or surpass in sound quality for 4K or less.

 

mark

 

hi,

 

i don't know the dac 8, but there are a lot of good dacs that are under $4k.  a few that come to mind -- each of them have a large fan base:

 

* chord qutest ($1900) -- https://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/qutest/

* schiit yggdrasil ($2400) -- https://www.schiit.com/products/yggdrasil

* holo spring dac v2 kte ($2800) -- https://kitsunehifi.com/product/holo-audio-spring2-dac-kitsune-tuned-edition/

* bryston bda-3 ($3800) -- http://www.bryston.com/products/digital_audio/BDA-3.html