alternatives to Lumin for preamp funcitonality ?

Hi,

I've had phenomenal success with the Lumin preamp functionality, very quiet and tons of gain

I've run a D2 and T2 direct to power amp (no physical preamp or other components)

I would like to go back to my Bluesound Node as a streamer (prefer the software)

Is there a DAC/preamp alternative that specifically has strong preamp functionality

I was thinking maybe RME? anything in the 2k range would work, not too picky in the dac section......more so the preamp

audiocanada05-22-2023 4:44pm

oddiofyl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,453 posts 05-24-2023 at 12:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The RME DAC is great , volume control is about as good as you can get at that price. It sounds good , but honestly I preferred it at fixed gain with a really good preamp. You will never get the same level of performance with a stand alone DAC with volume. Unless you spend $$$