Unfortunatelly hard to find in Europe

Does anyone know how would ZMF Atticus + Woo Audio WA2 + Denafrips Ares II stack compare with Meze Empyrean + iFi Audio idsd signature? Having classic rock/metal in mind.

I'm from Europe - Schiit is hardly avaliable. As for budget - Denafrips Ares II is maximum push.

Thank You I have moved to Atticus thread. Really amazing community here on forum!

Hello I'm looking for DAC recommendation for Atticus + WA2 combo. I listen mostly to classic rock /metal (think Queen, Metalllica). I would prefer more budget friendly one (least expensive that won't hołd this combo back)

I'm from Europe, Poland. Schiit producs are hardly avaliable or out of stock. So that would leave me with Audio GD NFB-11.28 or R2R-11. Anything more would push budget way too much. These are combo dac/amp so finding pure dac from other company wouldn't be better?

Thank You for warning however I much prefer looks of tube amps. After some reading I will probably stay with WA2 seems like good match. Now I'm only puzzled which DAC should I get - to tell You the truth when it comes to DAC I have no idea which to buy.

Thank You all for replies It's decided I will takę Atticus. All is left I'm reading what are OTL amps and which would pair best with Atticus.

Then I guess best bet would be ZMF Atticus and pair it with WA2? Then which more budget friendly DAC should i get? (this pair is already pushing it dac that would do minimum with this pair to upgrade at later time) . Is dac as important as amp?

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