Do you have a perfect digital marriage?

I have a happy marriage but I have a problem with monogamy.  I’ve dated a lot of streamers and DACs over the years.  I’m now in a committed relationship with my Innuos Zen Mk3 streamer with a Pine Tree Audio USB cable connected to my Holo Audio Cyan 2 DAC.
 

It’s very quiet and revealing without any sibilance.   A wide soundstage with good width and depth and instrument separation.  I like describing music the way people talk about wine.  It’s a playful little system with transparent highs, lows and mids with just a touch of warmth where needed.  Pair it with Qobuz and hard rock and enjoy with your favorite adult beverage.  A marriage made in musical heaven.  

Innuos Pulsar -Mola Mola Tambaqui

I like it

My DAC journey started with a Griffin iMic, then on to various budget units like Roland UA-1G, Apogee Duet… the plan was to digitize all my vinyl. Ha! I’ve had an LP12 since 1983, so I decided to listen to records and treat digital as a separate if not equal source. The Duet had a really nice sound, but I started to sample iFi products. Their Zen Signature was very listenable until I recently decided to buy one piece of kit and purchased a Linn Akurate DSM/3. Their now outdated Katalyst DAC sounds really good and I’ve decided that this is the sweet spot for me. A one-box solution makes sense in my little living room/listening room, and allows me to have vinyl, streaming and my own digital library available painlessly.

Linn Akurate DSM/3>Linn AV5125 Aktiv>Linn Keilidhs  Linn LP12 

Qobuz & Digital thru CAT5 from Mac Mini M1 Roon Core

Roon is easier, but the Linn app is pretty functional too.

NAS via LAN to WinPC/Jriver/DiracLive.

WinPC/Jriver/DiracLive via LAN(Ravenna) to Merging Hapi II D/A

Pristine.

Auralic Aries G2.1 via lightning app into a Sonnet Pasithea DAC.

outstanding realism, detail and timbre.

streamer Upgraded from node to auralic g1.1 to 2.1

Dac upgraded from Parasound to Rockna Wavelight to Pasithea

using 45 tubes into custom horns.

No need to upgrade at this time…

Love hearing about everyone's sonic bliss :)