Don't forget the Anthem units. :)
Best steaming DAC with room correction
I'm looking to upgrade from my current streaming set up which is Google Chromecast audio feeding into a McIntosh 6700. My speakers are the Revel 228 Be. I listen to 100% streaming content; most Amazon HD. Budget is 5K or less. I really like Amazon HD over Tidal so that feature is a must. I also have a suboptimal living room set-up; hence the need for room correction. I was leaning towards the NAD 658. Thanks for any suggestions audiophiles!
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What Anthem units are streaming DACs? As far as I am aware, there is only one product on the market that is a streaming DAC with room correction that ISN'T also an integrated amp, and that's the NAD C-658 you already mentioned. If you look at using an integrated amp, you get some additional possibilities. All of these have pre-outs for external amplification, if you don't want to use the in-built amps: NAD M10 NAD M33 Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 (over budget but can be had under $5k used) Arcam SA-30 Micromega M100 / M150 You could potentially count Devialet too with SAM, but that is speaker specific so you have to own a pair of speakers they have a profile built for. If you drop room correction from the list, more options open up (ELAC DDP-2, for example). |
Sorry, a little mistaken. Anthem DOES have a preamplifier with built in DAC and ARC, but it does not appear to have streaming features built in. https://www.anthemav.com/products-current/type=pre-amp/model=str-pre-amplifier/page=overview Best, E |
OH, almost forgot .... miniDSP now has streamer + Dirac Live units here: https://www.minidsp.com/products/streaming-hd-series/shd-series |
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