Yes, Hi-end dacs means dcs and the like.
I would say rega dac is mid-end and would benefit from clean USB power supplies, such as iFi USB Power -
http://www.ifi-audio.com/en/iUSB.html. When you say 'puwede na', I would interpret it as 'kung puwede ko nang i-retire ang audiophile cd player ko'. Without the USB power treatment, hindi pa puwede.....
Any cheap to mid-end dac will need the clean USB power treatment so that you can hear the differences in those media players. Just take note that if your source hardware (say your PC) is noisy, any player may sound the same and its not the fault of the dac.
Cheap USB dacs out there with good reviews:
1. Super pro
2. Schitt Modi
3. Dragonfly
4. Musiland 03
5. M2Tech hiface dac
6. iFi iDac
If my memory serves me right #1 is cheapest
Again, the above is based on my own personal experience.....
TheAnalogSource wrote:hi Joey, what level are we talking when you say hi-end dac? i hope that is somewhere very much lower than the dCS products. How about rega dac level? pwede hi-end na?
actually, im pretty happy with the output even with just the line out of the computer direct to the amp input. most likely i dont know what jitters and noises are so i think ill stay away with the computer upgrades for now. i can see that changing hardware will give improvement but my interest for now is as i think the main topic infers that there is differences in output of different player.
while im at it, what could be the cheapest dac i could get to hear the differences in those media players?