Dac ?

[Tyson]

I've owned DACs by iFi, MHDT, Auralic, Scott Nixon, Empirical Audio and I've extensively demo'd DACs from PS Audio, MSB, Bryston, Benchmark, Schiit, and a few others that escape me at the moment.

I agree with FloridaBoy - non-oversampling DACs sound the most musical. I tend to like the sound of those DACs the best. Scott Nixon, MHDT, MSB and iFi are all voiced in a more analog type of sound.

That doesn't mean that the other DACs don't sound good. They do sound good, just different. They tend to be voiced more toward high resolution, fast transients and big dynamics. IME, digital has progressed to the point that most good quality DACs are smooth. So it really comes down to voicing and presentation and resolution. And price