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Post by knucklehead on Dec 30, 2022 1:14:13 GMT -5
Looks like my trusty Emotiva XDA-2 DAC has finally crapped out. I've been experiencing intermittent distortion on right channel and I finally tracked it down. Wow, for a moment I almost thought my new (to me) Yamaha integrated might be the problem. I'm using a different Emotiva DAC ATM, the Big Ego+ I bought earlier from Emotiva when they were closing the Big Ego out. Got a bad one so they sent me a new + model. Sounds good but has zero switching capabilities. I normally just use it with my laptop and headphones.
So, looking to spend no more than $300, and for $300 it should be an exceptional unit. Let me know what ya got, and how much with shipping to 98823, Ephrata Washington.
Thanks for looking!!!
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Post by vcautokid on Dec 30, 2022 2:06:38 GMT -5
Allot has changed since the XDA-2.
What must haves are you looking for?
Besides the remote. Most come with those. Most of the CHI-FI like SMSL for instance.
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Post by knucklehead on Dec 30, 2022 12:51:15 GMT -5
Gotta have a remote. I'm assuming that anything with a remote will have at least 3 inputs, USB, coax, and optical. I only have 2 sources, computer and Oppo. Actually it's surprising how few DAC's have a remote. At least in my search I haven't seen that many, maybe 1 in 8.
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Post by creimes on Dec 30, 2022 15:34:31 GMT -5
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Post by DYohn on Dec 30, 2022 15:54:44 GMT -5
$300? Got nothing.
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Post by creimes on Dec 30, 2022 16:11:53 GMT -5
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Post by garbulky on Dec 31, 2022 2:06:34 GMT -5
A used DC-1 is probably the obvious choice imo if you liked the XDA-2
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Post by tchaik on Dec 31, 2022 11:11:38 GMT -5
Looks like my trusty Emotiva XDA-2 DAC has finally crapped out. I've been experiencing intermittent distortion on right channel and I finally tracked it down. Wow, for a moment I almost thought my new (to me) Yamaha integrated might be the problem. I'm using a different Emotiva DAC ATM, the Big Ego+ I bought earlier from Emotiva when they were closing the Big Ego out. Got a bad one so they sent me a new + model. Sounds good but has zero switching capabilities. I normally just use it with my laptop and headphones. So, looking to spend no more than $300, and for $300 it should be an exceptional unit. Let me know what ya got, and how much with shipping to 98823, Ephrata Washington. Thanks for looking!!! I have a DC-1 that I was going to put up for sale. if you are interested. I haven't used it in quite a while. too many emo products in the house. I need to start divesting myself of those things that are in boxes gathering dust. tchaik.............. |
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Post by 405x5 on Dec 31, 2022 12:44:22 GMT -5
I always find it to be rather ironic that a cutting edge high end digital audio system would need an outboard DAC. A high end system will have “high end” DAC within it by default. There was a time decades ago, when outboard, digital analog conversion had some merit to it, but these days it is by in large meaningless redundancy
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Post by DYohn on Dec 31, 2022 13:09:51 GMT -5
I always find it to be rather ironic that a cutting edge high end digital audio system would need an outboard DAC. A high end system will have “high end” DAC within it by default. There was a time decades ago, when outboard, digital analog conversion had some merit to it, but these days it is by in large meaningless redundancy I disagree, but as in all things audio it's up to the user. If YOU can't hear the difference then it is meaningless to YOU.  |
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