@solarjam @koestner
Thanks.... but ah a $3000 dollar preamp to control the volume of a $2700 DAC seems like a misappropriation of resources to me. I too am running my PSAudio Directstream directly into m y amp. I've tried a SS preamp to increase the gain which made it louder but it pushed everything forward. My preamp does have a passive mode but not a remote which makes it a no go for me.
It looks like quality passive preamps can be had new for as little as $850 to $1200 which means the Harmony is really a $3500 to $3900 DAC. Still less than the a Sonnet Pasithea (and a whole lot easier to remember the name Harmony) but now there are more power cords and interconnects to deal with.
I'm sorry I took this post off the track of comparing how it compared with other DACs but while the Harmony looks fantastic and has great reviews for me at least it has drawbacks.
