justinsweber Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I primarily have a 2 sources. LPs (MA2275 phono stage into SUT to a VPI Classic I and Grado sonata moving iron) and Apple Mac Mini to DAC. The Mac in a i5 mini with 16gigs with SS drive for the operating system and Fire wire to external drive array. My current library is 99% AIFFS ripped from CDs via iTunes and played through Ammara hifi. So... Is this a worthwhile upgrade. I will never spend more than $1500 on a DAC... as I believe that every 2-4 years a mid-entry level DAC will become a giant killer compared to the top shelf from several years prior. Does the Oppo HA-1 represent a significant improvement of my XDA-2? The extra features are nice... the DSD support, Bluetooth and AptX. Has anyone heard one in the wild? If I had not owned a intergraded form long ago the HA-1 one with its 1 analog input and multiple digital inputs would be the perfect pre. Looking at its build Id swear it was OEM’d from Emotiva... Looking at Emotiva stealth DAC there are a lot of similarities, the power regulator, form factor, PCB design and general layout... Am I wrong? All responses welcome :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Why arent you considering the stealth dc-1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinsweber Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 The additional functions of the oppo seem a better all around choice... Do they use compairible DAC chips? Is DSD going to take over the world or will it stay PCM unless you own SCADs? For AIFFs compairible units for SQ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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