Hi I am from the UK and 15 -20K $ seems like a good chunk of cash to me.
My previous source was a Naim NDS which I would have thought you could buy 2nd hand for that sort of money, it is a streamer and a dac built in with quite a few digital inputs.
I have heard it with the files stored on a nas drive and some of the most engaging music I have ever heard was on this set up and the source was standard cd's.
This set up then also gives you the ability to use it as a dac for your other digital sources.
I did in the end replace it with the DAVE Dac from Chord - 8,ooo UK, I think it lives up to the hype, I am not sure if I had the time over I would do the same thing.
I would have that you should not have a problem finding a Naim dealer willing to do a home demo.
Naim also make a similar device called an NDX that works the same way, I also had one of those but sold it to buy the NDS, I have since heard that if you upgrade the power supply that this gives the NDS a run for it money.
Naim also make seperate DACS and althoght I have not heard them I would imagine that they would have a lot in common with the sound I was used to. I hope this helps
Matthew Lewis
My previous source was a Naim NDS which I would have thought you could buy 2nd hand for that sort of money, it is a streamer and a dac built in with quite a few digital inputs.
I have heard it with the files stored on a nas drive and some of the most engaging music I have ever heard was on this set up and the source was standard cd's.
This set up then also gives you the ability to use it as a dac for your other digital sources.
I did in the end replace it with the DAVE Dac from Chord - 8,ooo UK, I think it lives up to the hype, I am not sure if I had the time over I would do the same thing.
I would have that you should not have a problem finding a Naim dealer willing to do a home demo.
Naim also make a similar device called an NDX that works the same way, I also had one of those but sold it to buy the NDS, I have since heard that if you upgrade the power supply that this gives the NDS a run for it money.
Naim also make seperate DACS and althoght I have not heard them I would imagine that they would have a lot in common with the sound I was used to. I hope this helps
Matthew Lewis