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What external DAC would constitute a sizable upgrade? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Sasquatchasaurus@alien.top to c/audiophile@hi-fi.community

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I have recently acquired a Peachtree Nova 150 integrated amp, which contains a 9018K2M SABRE32 DAC. Currently feeding it with an old Chromecast Audio which I will be replacing with a Wiim Pro Plus if Santa is good to me.

My question is, what range/specific DAC models would represent a noticeable improvement over either the 9018K2M in the Peachtree or the TI PCM5121 in the Wiim?

In the interim (and I'll A/B test once I have the Wiim), any reason to prefer the 9018K2M over the PCM5121 (or the other way around?)

Also, why can't these things just have normal, reasonable names so I don't have to copy/paste them from the product website?

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