Cereal Killer
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OK, thought the 202 was £4200. If the 202 was in the same price range as the DAC2 bet they'd be selling much quicker.
OK, thought the 202 was £4200. If the 202 was in the same price range as the DAC2 bet they'd be selling much quicker.
What you guys are forgetting is that a Naim DAC wth XPS comes in at around £5k. That makes the DAC202 seen cheap by comparison.
No DAC needs to cost that much.
Guys, what do you think the DAC202 should cost?
Peter
If you built it up from the Twisted Pear guy's modules, you would need to spend about US$500 - say £300. A nice case from HiFi 2000 say another £100, and lets allow £100 for assembly, mains lead and sundries - say total cost £500.
In the hi-fi world retail prices have to be about twice cost - manufacturer has to make a profit, and retailer wants 50% or so, then VAT, shipping, insurance and so on.
So I can see why it should be about £1,000 to £1,500 retail.
That is absolutely correct, it just happens to be the best .
Keith.
No DAC needs to cost that much.
A mate of mine flogged his CDS2/XPS and bought a CA840C. Naim CDPs are really not a good reference as they are quite coloured.
Is this a 202 on the cheap?:
http://www.morningstaraudio.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=12&catid=6
In your opinion.