My first post here, please be gentle (and move this to another subforum if this is not the right place)! I am looking for a DAC and having spent the afternoon reading these forums, I thought it might be best to ask the experts:
My Current Setup & Use:
Firstly, below are just some options I have considered but more than happy to take suggestions for alternatives! I have listed the prices I could buy these in the UK at; I am happy to spend on the more expensive options but only if they make sense, given the rest of my setup.
My Current Setup & Use:
- Speakers / monitors: Pair of Genelec 8020Ds
- Other Hardware: Windows 10 PC and sometimes mobile phone (Bluetooth)
- Use: Music listening (mostly through Qobuz) and gaming
- I had Cambridge Audio's DacMagic Plus with this setup before but sold it to a friend
Firstly, below are just some options I have considered but more than happy to take suggestions for alternatives! I have listed the prices I could buy these in the UK at; I am happy to spend on the more expensive options but only if they make sense, given the rest of my setup.
- Topping D90SE (£660 from Shenzhen Audio)
- SMSL SU-9 (£340 from Shenzhen Audio)
- Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M (£449 in the UK)
- What would you recommend and why?
- Are some of the more expensive options worthwhile with my setup? Can I really hear the difference?
- How is the build quality / support of the different brands?
- Feel free to point out anything else I have missed!