TAD D600 SACD Player/DAC - Reference Line
TAD C2000 Preamp/DAC (Asynch USB) - Evolution Line
TAD C2000 Preamp/DAC (Asynch USB) - Evolution Line
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Lloyd, what is the primary digital media you listen to? CD or music server (mac, PC, or other)?
My only suggestion would be to delay your dac purchase until you are ready to step over to a server based solution and get one that provides full server compatibility (meaning integrated asynch USB/FW, the three options you mentioned do not have this). In my opinion music server technology is fully mature and there are many extremely intuitive dedicated solutions available in addition to the macmini with iTunes/Pure Music which requires the most basic of computer skills to setup properly. I don't see why you would what is what I am saying, you will never look back.
I looked it up before posting, it comes with an "audiophile bridge" which means you would need to use a digital cable between it and the dac which will be prone to introducing jitter. Properly executed integrated asynch USB inputs typically will always outperform use of external USB->SPDIF converters as it is a much cleaner signal path.
I stand corrected
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