Yep, I believe a Logitech Touch is better as a DAC than you will find for $300.
If you go a little higher, the new -Dac Magic 100- at $359 might be an improvement. Uses a Wolfson DAC for a really nice mellow sound. http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=951 A -Schiit Bifrost Dac- also at $350 is a pretty good improvement, and uses a DAC in the same family as the Touch. Soundstage, depth, and percussion makes the music sound much more interesting through this DAC. http://schiit.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=0&products_id=7 Im listening to a Touch using a $459 -PeachTree DAC*IT- and it is very significant improvement over the built in DAC. This uses an ESS "Saber" DAC and makes the Touch competitive with - much -more expensive CD transports. :D http://peachtreeaudio.com/index.php/DAC-iT/dacit.html Of course, all that is dependent on the rest of your system too. One DAC or the other might sound a lot better to you, depending upon what you like to listen to. All three above are really good budget DACs (even though the Peachtree is twice the price of a Touch, it is still a "budget" DAC. ) boolittlek;693709 Wrote: > > Emotiva XDA-1 I tried one of these, fairly nice sound for the price. But it was no better than a Touch, and the unit I had insisted on producing a rifle sharp crack each time the sample rate changed. Note you cannot return this DAC either, as it is on "closeout." I would not recommend it. > Beresford Caiman TC-7520SE The Touch is, in my opinion, quite superior to this DAC. I would not even consider it. -- paul.raulerson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ paul.raulerson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50346 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93932 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
