BURSON Soloist 3X Performance - Class A Headphone/Pre Amplifier

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See this post, thread, and more from @Torq. He’s one of the most experienced and credible sources here.

Which DAC would you get and why?

A few thoughts, at a very high-level: SMSL SU-8 Competent but only interesting as a cheap-DAC that has decent measurements and XLR outputs. Has issues/audible glitches when switching rates/formats under Windows. Can be harsh, not a great pairing with the RNHP, which doesn’t need more treble energy or any lack of smoothness. Airist R2R If you’re looking for a “sweeter” sounding unit, with a more NOS-like sound (it’s not NOS, technically, it does 2x upsampling prior to conversion), it’s a pl…

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I'm Sailing Away

10 Favorite DACs: With nothing on the horizon, at least that I’m aware of, that I’m looking forward to/expecting to improve the state of digital replay, I figured this was as good a time as any to list my current favorite items in a number of product categories – starting with DACs. This isn’t an invitation to debate my choices. Yours will likely be very different – which is great. These are mine . I’m not getting into why I prefer unit A over unit B, nor why unit Y or Z didn’t make my list. It…