Nagra streamer in Munich 2024

Hi End for the 1%. Another trophy to brag about.

I am curious about this streamer as well.  It will definitely be best with PLink into Nagra and Playback products.  If you are not explicitly looking for PLink, just a good streamer, the EMM Labs NS1 is quite good and is similar in its pricing at $4500.

Why can't some members just enjoy what they have and not concern themselves with what others have and not be a troll about it?

Seriously.

All the best,
Nonoise

Will be interested to learn more about what it is. Is it “only” a streamer? Or is it also a clock regenerator / buffer / D to D converter, a la its cousin, the Playback Designs streamer. At the price and based on current description, I’m guessing it’s only a streamer.

At a similar price point, the Emm labs NS1 would be an interesting comparison…I found the EMM via AES to be significantly outclassed by the Playback via AES. Of course they’re both at their best via glass fiber into a compatible dac.

To be fair, the Playback is 2x the price. But to be fair on the other side, the Playback was more than 2x as good, in my opinion. Not easy to get that in this hobby.

Back to the Nagra, would like to hear it with the Classic PSU. That’s a $22k combination…although of course the PSU can power one or two other Nagra pieces.

I sold my Stream-IF today for a lot less than the cost of the Nagra. It looks identical to the Nagra EXCEPT the Nagra has 3 outputs, Plink, SPDIF, and USB.

The latest PDB streamer that costs $3k has Plink and USB.

The prior version that I sold, PDB Stream-IF, has Plink and SPDIF.

Nagra just put USB and SPDIF together and charged more.