I had auditioned both Absolute and Ion Dac at home.
Although Absolute belongs to the elite class of Dac, Ion could be better value.
Ion approach 80 % of performance at less than half price.
Server was Aurender N20.
Thomas
Ideon DAC's
Been looking for a DAC/Streamer for about 1 year and still have not decided on one. My system is pretty basic, which started out as a dedicated home theater and decided I want to stream music. Currently streaming from Qobuz from via my IPad.
I was introduced to Ideon (never heard of previously). Was thinking of the following two products. Ayazi or Ion dac+ preamp with a Bluesound node.
Current system is as follows:
ATI 4005 amp
Marantz AV7706 processor
Sonus Faber Sonneto V Speakers
Any input or other recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.