Picking an amplifier
Blue Jean Cable. Get the Beldon 1695A cable at 6 foot. It's $29.25 plus shipping. https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/digital-audio/index.htm Otherwise, you need to spend a lot more to get something better. Like a DH Labs D-750 or Wire World Starlight for something like $200. Don't bother with anything stranded. |
this one for $872? http://www.tmraudio.com/product/ew-371 I think the Yamaha will be really nice for you, if you get it. I bought both my Krell processor and Oppo player from TMR Audio. They are excellent for service/support of customers. Yeah, don't bother with the daughter card. It's just more DACs and analog outputs that you don't need. |
He's got it on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-CX-A5000-11-2-Channel-Preamplifier-Processor-Black/332420837035?hash...
Its the same one. After a couple exchanges, I offered him $825 via Ebay and he didn't get back to me. I might have offended him. Hoping he just left for the day. The market is $600-$850. I can always color up the system with the alternate STX chips. I visited the Audio Ect where I bought the original stuff. They moved to the Mercedes & BMW neighborhood and tacked a zero onto their inventory. Apparently computers keep getting cheaper and audio equipment keeps getting more expensive. |
Think this will do anything for PC->(usb)->DAC quality? https://www.extremetech.com/computing/257905-start-engines-pci-express-4-0-standard-officially-relea... |
