Oh BTW, forgot to mention! Need native DSD decoding in the signal path. Not PCM conversion.
DAC + NAS streamer combo (NOT Tidal/Qobuz etc)
Hi, I’m looking for a stereo DAC and streamer that can stream from my local NAS server. I DON’T care about Tidal/Qobuz and all that crap: just my own music. An example is an Exasound e32/Sigma Streamer combo (I have their e38 + Sigma and it works beautifully). I’ll connect to the streamer through a Roon core running on my Mac. Budget 3-4K. Used ok. Recommendations please?
Most important to me is that the DAC be as neutral as possible (and of course work with Roon). All the ones I looked at that are Roon-reconnected on their website are for hi-res streaming and seem to have a lot of bells and whistles with touch screens and other junk. I want a basic but high quality DAC.
Am connecting it to a Pass Labs xp32 preamp, First Watt j2 amp and Tannoy speakers. Listen exclusively to classical and jazz.
Thanks!!!
Most important to me is that the DAC be as neutral as possible (and of course work with Roon). All the ones I looked at that are Roon-reconnected on their website are for hi-res streaming and seem to have a lot of bells and whistles with touch screens and other junk. I want a basic but high quality DAC.
Am connecting it to a Pass Labs xp32 preamp, First Watt j2 amp and Tannoy speakers. Listen exclusively to classical and jazz.
Thanks!!!
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I'd recommend looking into the Lumin T2. MSRP is $4500 but a used or maybe demo unit is definitely inside your budget. I also think you will appreciate its excellent sound quality given the critical demands of classical and jazz. It will stream music from your local NAS, works with Roon as well as other UPnP control software, and supports for DSD via its ESS DAC chips. |
Qutest DAC - $1800 new ... DSD / PCM - 44.1 / 768 - 16 /32. FPGA Type ... IMO does more of what a DAC does (should do). Nuc Streamer - $700 +/- ... Darko Audio Review (choice of OS). Low Power / High Performance for Dedicated Audio duty. TDP 28W / 16 GB RAM / 1 TB NVMe / Quad Core Plenty of power if your NAS won’t meet spec. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVm_tCoxqyg |
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