Thinking to get one of these beauties for my main system paired with either a Zu DW or a Klipsch Forte/Cornwall. With the phono and DAC modules for my Lumin streamer and VPI tt.
An onboard DAC will make at least part of your Lumin potentially redundant. I guess I'd wait to see if you prefer the sound of the onboard DAC before moving on from your Lumin.
I talked to audio research again this week and they don’t know when the dac module will be available but soon. The dac module looks like a great option.
I think it is a very safe bet that ARC's DAC module will deliver top level performance. Remember that without the power supply, output stage, and casework to expend resources/cost/labor upon, ARC can devote a much greater percentage of that cost to the DAC itself. ARC's past DAC's have been state of the art so....
It won't be up to the level of their stand-alone DAC's but likely not far off.
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