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| Digital Advice DAC & Mac = 5 Streamer DAC = 8 votes After reading the many great advice my thought is I need to decide if this is an end game purchase or a start of a journey. An end game purchase requires 2-3x the budget I have now. Even those who sugge... | |
| Digital Advice DAC & Mac = 0 Streamer DAC = 4 votes A repurposed Mac allows me to spend the entire budget on a DAC. This should result in a better DAC. Also the Mac is already setup for streaming, and most of the CDs I own are on the hard drive. Surprised ... | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new I ended up purchasing the Schiit Freya+. I could not pass it up, Schiit is having a LAST CALL special saving $250! | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new @mapman As I noted above, I am leaning towards Schiit Kara; the current iteration of the Freya S. I like that it's built in the US with a 5 year warranty. This post is to see if there were similar preamps to consider. | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new I have a phono preamp and a DAC and both are keepers. I’m looking for a $1K line stage NEW to partner with my tube amplifiers. @lpretiring I appreciate the The Truth Pre Amp recommendation. Not one I’ve seen before so I will investigate. | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new @audphile1 Do you have a recommendation? | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new @yyzsantabarbara The Mjolnir is primarily a headphone amp. It does not have the 2 XLR inputs & remote that I require. My listening is via speakers, NO headphones. | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new @robshaw Unfortunately the Benchmark LA4 is way above my budget, even used. The preamps listed above are ~$1K NEW. | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new @blackbag20 The DDP-1 has a built in DAC. Also it’s 10 years old & would be difficult to get repaired. | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new @wturkey My phono preamp output impedance is 300 ohms so I am concerned. My amplifier will be fine at 147K. One reason why I haven’t the trigger on the Kara. I appreciate the input. @sschlund I already have a phono preamp. Sorry I should have b... | |
| Neutral preamplifier recommendation $1K new @yyzsantabarbara If $$$ was not an issue … I agree the LA4 is ideal. Used LA4 is almost 3x the price of a new Kara. @carlsbad2 You have a recommendation? | |
| New digital source recommendation soix2 not off track at all. this post is for discovery. honestly I'm stuck in 2-ch analog playing rebook CDs, & in the dark about products like Innuos & Qobuz. But I'm not completely in the dark ages, I do subscribe to Amazon Music & h... | |
| New digital source recommendation Been researching the diff. & best I can find is X1100ES has a built-in DAC and X800M2 does not. Otherwise the two are identical in features. I will use the Integra AVR DAC for SACD, CD & Blue Ray (I don't plan to significantly expand this ... | |
| New digital source recommendation Thank you mahler123. I've been checking out many forum threads here & on AVS to get ideas, and two units caught my eye have been the Sony UDP X800M2 ($250) and X1100ES ($500). | |
| Cartridge Left Channel Dead Tobias - thanks for the response. i will check out soundsmith; also goldring responded to my email, and they too would repair it as long as the body is not damaged, they say. it's not; actually its in great shape so i might take that route. got a ... |