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RE: DAC 2.1 Level C with C-core output transformers

A close friend and superb tech here in New York has built an SET amp using the most expensive trannies that AN has to offer. It sounded good but not worth any where near the money that is being spent on the amp. To me, nothing is. He is the factory authorized tech for the New York tri state area and a good amount of people use him.

I have heard the DAC I think it was the most expensive one(5.1X) and it was OK. It was in an all AN system. I guess when people have money there is nothing that doesn't justify the expense. We compared it to my modded Zhaolu DAC and although the 5.1X did some things better or different, it wasn't worlds better or different. Definitely not $32,000 or more better. And to think I only spent a total of $500 with the mods and the cost of the DAC.

But as you said, if it makes the sound you want the expense doesn't matter. To me digital is OK.

The AN DAC is just a digital chip that converts to analogue and then goes to its own output stage or preamp for the next stage. Some of the mods I've done to that DAC was to remove its output stage and go direct to an active preamp or just remove the active preamp and use a TVC volume control right from its output stage. Yes I know it uses I/V transformers and line out trannies but that is not worth any where near what is spent on them.

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