Hello again forum. Well, it's nearly 'that time' again to treat myself to something expensive. Err don't get carried away now guys, I'm talking reality not artefactonium, with polyphactohedron particle hemimetric polyalloy construction, just, a simple, DAC. OOps I said simple but anyway, what I would like some advice on is a worthy and meaningful upgrade to the Arcam iRDAC I have, and love. Alright, to the nitty-gritty - the overall sound as everyone knows is smooth and rounded, plenty of bass with a sweet top. My ears are changing OMG I'm nearly 60.. shoyt.. and I want a more pronounced treble or top, bass isn't an issue, in fact it's turned down by 20%. I can take a few windings off the choke in the crossover to take the edge off the bass and probably up the midrange a bit but this won't address my (I hate to admit) old-age tinnitus affected HF range. I believe the Audiolab is a bit clinical and bright, which might be right up my audio pained street, other DAC reports have been more to flat response, although Gazzip's findings on the Chord DAC sound like my desired profile but I'm not prepared to spend that much...yet!
Advice and pointers always appreciated, thanks.
Budget? Hmm off the top of my head a grand but convince me and I'll pay... how much?? Oh alright then.
Advice and pointers always appreciated, thanks.
Budget? Hmm off the top of my head a grand but convince me and I'll pay... how much?? Oh alright then.