I all,ve got the cyrus pre xpd /8power but want to change as m looking for a better dac.It seems there has been a massive influx of new dac saturating the market recently.Auditioning them all is impossible for me hence me wanting your opinion and expertise.I store all my music on laptop(flac - jriver) and use the usb port so dac needs to be usb compatible and really good at it too..also, i understand that the more you pay for a dac, the better it will be as a general rule anyway, but unfortunately for me i can t pay 2000 quids for a dac.M looking at around and between 500 and 1300pds.
Please advise me of what great dac are around irrespective of amp compability as also in the process of swapping that..ideally it have balance out, but that s marginal as not entirely convinced it mays a night/day difference.like i said previously the usb is the most important feature for me.remote controlled would be good as i could have tv, dvd and computer all plugged in dac and switch set up from couch..
also out of interest,may one box solution.anybody heard of moon i3.3?i know moon does a dedicated dac (dac 300) that is quite good, so wondering how good the amp with integrated dac is?
sincerely yours
john
Please advise me of what great dac are around irrespective of amp compability as also in the process of swapping that..ideally it have balance out, but that s marginal as not entirely convinced it mays a night/day difference.like i said previously the usb is the most important feature for me.remote controlled would be good as i could have tv, dvd and computer all plugged in dac and switch set up from couch..
also out of interest,may one box solution.anybody heard of moon i3.3?i know moon does a dedicated dac (dac 300) that is quite good, so wondering how good the amp with integrated dac is?
sincerely yours
john