Originally Posted by Yetis
Precisely. It seems that each successive DAC is incrementally better than the last, with better processing, DSD, DXD, etc. Now do you buy a DAC before the imminent launch of MQA, knowing that its likely more than just a software update for the full MQA offering.
Right. You need to decide on the feature set before sorting through which fit into your price range. What formats do you want? How will it be connected to source and output? Do you need a volume control? Up-sampling? Stereo or multichannel?

Originally Posted by =Yetis
Then the question arises, do you want it link to Tidal, etc?
I don't know of any that do nor should they. That might be role of the renderer.


Kal Rubinson
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