Hi
@scriabin
I appreciate the candor and sincerity. I have posted this often in this forum. I was about 10 years ago, a proud subjectivist audiophile.
. I know very much where you are coming from. The shock, and joy, of my audiophile life, is the current system that I have : it is miles better than anything that I had before when in my book , a decent loudspeaker
started north of $15,000.oo ... My current audio system would cost someone who emulates it about $2500. It is in a small dedicated room (3.2 x 5 x 2.8 . WxLxH) . it is full range covering 20 to 20 KHz following the Harman curve ... Speakers are $600/pair, 2 subwoofers for $500/pair, an AVR for $800(yes an AVR, I , now believe in AVR) and a DSP for $250. Full range , full scale (capable of more than 110 dB at the LP, yes I measured it). I may have to improve it but have been reluctant to....
Stay here, learn, If your budget was at one point $5000.oo
for a DAC, following Science here, at ASR, you could end up with a supreme SOTA Audio system ...
High Performance Audio doesn't have to cost a lot. This is the truth, our reality here at ASR. It requires adherence to, and respect of, Science and research. The level of audio knowledge here , of
general Knowledge is high. They are ready, almost eager to help.
Stay here, ask questions, follow the advices . It may take some time but you will end with a superlative Audio System better and that for a small fraction of your provisionary budget. Small fraction. Yep SOTA. Full range, any kind of music Audio system.
Just for laugh and for your information, try to find out if with knowledge removed (try to have someone switch it for you , not telling you what is playing), see if you can readily hear the differences between whatever DAC you currently have and this
DAC click here . Seriously.
Peace.