Decent 2nd dac for under £500

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    Looking for something warm and analogue like (ha ha). Does anybody have exp of the Ack dAck2.0?
    Am looking to try and make my cd listenable to without costing the earth. Any rec's most appreciated.
     
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    Send Coopee a PM as he is importing them and has a dem model.

    The other one is the Firestone Audio Spitfire DAC, which is supposed to be very good.
     
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    DOS Hi I have an ACK DAC, it is a superb lttle DAC, very analogue sound , high resolution , I have been comparing it to the lavry 924 £ 5.5k and really there isn't a great deal in it! I ordered the 'ultra high' resolution upgrade, ( I haven't heard the standard one ) it is battery powered so you have to re-charge the battery now and again, but that isn't a problem, well worth a listen to,Keith.
     
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    If by analogue sounding you mean round and cuddly sounding then a NOS DAC is probably a good idea.

    Otherwise if you simply mean lacking in harshness and other nasties then I have to recommend my own modified Behringer SRC at £285. Probably not the prettiest solution you can find but certainly a winner for sound quality. Very, very good indeed (if I do say so myself). Recent review here - http://www.audiosmile.com/audiosmilebehringer.pdf
     
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    bottleneck talks a load of rubbish

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    this is on www.hififorsale's classifieds


    AUDIOSYNTHESIS
    DAX DAC.

    Price: £599.00

    RRP: £!!!
    Description
    AUDIOSYNTHESIS DAX - DAC - (BLACK) IT IS IN EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION, THERE IS A SCRATCH ON THE FACE PLATE OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. CHANGING IT FOR A BALANCED AND SILVER VERSION TO MATCH CD TRANSPORT. EMAIL FOR INFORMATION OR LEAVE YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND I WILL CALL BY RETURN. FREE SHIPPING TO: U.K. & EUROPE

    Contact: Sydney
    Seller: Private seller

    Telephone: 00353 8622 84555
    Telephone:

    Email: [email protected]

    Location:

    Ireland


    Advert No: 109684
    Date placed: 30/12/2007
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    the nos dac is a waste of time imo - I owned one for a few weeks before selling it on...

    my MF is leagues above and I paid 350 for it...
     
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    Email Colin at Chevin Audio.
    He has a new dac which he has just developed which looks very interesting.It is not on his website yet but he will send you a pdf file with all the details and a pic.Price is £440 on sale or return.
     
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    24bit DAC just over £200 from abc audio
     
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