Good external DAC

[lofi-ear]

Hello,
I want to improve my PC as an audio source by obtaining an external DAC. These are my current options as they are available second-hand for a reasonable price

- Benchmark dac-1
- Musical Fidelity a3.24
- Bel Canto dac-2
- Opus do-it-yourself dac, fully assembled

Any take on one (or more) of these? Which one would you choose?

[stephane RAME]

Hello,
you can also model APOGEE Mini-Dac with USB plugs, which has a very good sound.
This model is easy to find second hand.
Best regards.
Stéphane

[evans224]

HI,
I'm considering this idea myself. Very interesting. Check out this web site for their recommendations
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/
Let me know your impressions. I will be trying to find some DACS to listen to myself,
Evans

[scorpio]

All I can say is that I've been using a Bel Canto DAC-2 for as long as it's been out there, and it's outstanding. I'm pitching this against two very good turntables (A Scheu and a Thorens TD-124), and have never really found any reason to trash Ceedee's like you read in so many places. It's a very very good buy.

[lofi-ear]

Thanks for all the input :) I ended up with a MF 3.24 dac. It's a very robust piece of equipment and sounds very good, it's all that counts. :)