firedog;610975 Wrote: > For some, the Touch into a $500 DAC is high-end. For others, the Touch > isn't good enough and they also have a specialized transport and a > $5000 DAC. Would I call a Touch into a $500 DAC high-end? No, but most > people I know would, and would think that A Touch + DAC + PC is a very > "high-end" solution.
The reason I claim that modded Touch into Gatorized Beresford Caiman DAC is high-end is very simple: when I compare that configuration side-by-side with Linn Akurate digital streaming player, I can't hear how is Linn Akurate better in any way. What that means is that today, $4,000.00 (Linn Akurate's retail sticker price tag) gets beaten by the $650.00 that you pay for modded Touch + Gatorized Caiman DAC. Obviously, if you go to some esoteric heights and buy a $12,000.00 DAC, you may get to the point where it beats Gatorized Caiman. But I'm not talking ultra high-end here, merely high-end. -- magiccarpetride ------------------------------------------------------------------------ magiccarpetride's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84903 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
