Kukur9, Thank you for the detailed, thoughtful first impressions of the Strata.
I had a slot in the beta program, but the Corona virus cost me the fiscal-year end bonus that I was on track for in April, costing me 12K and putting a small shadow of uncertainty on my future employment. It became clear to me that for now, and for me, it was the time to save money, not spend it. I HATED stepping out of that beta opportunity!
Your good descriptions of functionality and product strategy confirmed my expectation....sounds like it is exactly what I've been looking for. Oh well...maybe later.
I'll keep living with my lowly Emotiva preamp/dac/tuner/phono stage for a while longer. I did give in to a lower price streaming option to satisfy that itch, by ordering a Bluesound Node 2i which should be here today sometime.
Enjoy your Strata and be well!
I had a slot in the beta program, but the Corona virus cost me the fiscal-year end bonus that I was on track for in April, costing me 12K and putting a small shadow of uncertainty on my future employment. It became clear to me that for now, and for me, it was the time to save money, not spend it. I HATED stepping out of that beta opportunity!
Your good descriptions of functionality and product strategy confirmed my expectation....sounds like it is exactly what I've been looking for. Oh well...maybe later.
I'll keep living with my lowly Emotiva preamp/dac/tuner/phono stage for a while longer. I did give in to a lower price streaming option to satisfy that itch, by ordering a Bluesound Node 2i which should be here today sometime.
Enjoy your Strata and be well!