Improving my PC Audio on a sensible budget.

Anyone here had experience with Line Magnetic lm32. Came up locally for €1200.

Sabre DAC chip......that's a no from me lol

Just picked up another 2541 this morning should be here on tuesday missed that one Kevin 768 inc shipping

Yes I must admit I got swayed by the writeups but when I heard DACs around my budget with Sabre Chips...I knew they weren't for me.

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I do know they make exceedingly good amplifiers, why not a dac as well  www.noteworthyaudio.com/products/line-magnetic-lm-32-tube-dac

Well Jazzcat looks like your the one with the bargain find, buy it and report back  

That was a lucky escape, I will say sorry you missed it if it was something you would have liked to try, certainly looked like a bargain price.

Ignore the question, he won’t post it….

Strangely I have just been looking at a Lite dac 72, looks the same www.aliexpress.com/item/32825828776.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.7.1f6e10f9TXYyCK&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMore
Your seller as even upgraded the valves, will it better your RME, no, but it will give you a different sound which I'm sure many would prefer. I did tell you Lite have a very good reputation for building dac's, going back a number of years. Make him an offer, I don't think you would lose anything if re-sold.
A short comparison of two dac's, make of it what you will, although if I was buying blind I know which one I'd go for.

Here's he Lite dac shown in the video www.aliexpress.com/item/32214332949.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.100009.6.1bbe2f2cwInOPF&gps-id=pcDetailLeftTopSell&scm=1007.13482.95643

I posted an ad for the Lite dac ah, and quipped just add a Mutec on Mr Rexton's 'Which Dac' thread, well they're almost giving it away on 11th www.aliexpress.com/item/4001093438770.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.36c52e0e159IZ2

I'd be interested inlistening impressions too. In my audition of several USB cables a few years ago, I could hear so little difference between them that I didn't purchase anything over a basic Lindy. But when I put a microRendu in the mix, It sounded better with the Cardas hard-adapter than 2-3 other cables. Between non-USB cables I usually hear differences that matter to me, but less so on USB... which doesn't mean I won't audition and compare again in the future!

Any thoughts on the Denafrips Ares? I know a few have bought them, so interested in the long term view.

Just weighing up my options, so I am ready when the right DAC comes along at the right price.

If I understand correctly, a 2nd hand Soekris 1321 would also be good, as I can add a linear PSU easily, where the 1421, or above, would mean playing with a soldering iron.

One thing I am going to try is a Graham Slee Majestic. This I will substitute in for my KIN and RME ADI-2, feed the 686 with the balanced connection and see what that does.

Interesting find there, I really do wonder how these 'older' R2R's sound. Probably a bit rolled off but in a warm cuddly way I'd imagine.