Looking for a good entry level streamer

Right now I have two streamers on my list

I am going to use coax to connect my DAC to it

martin-andersen04-18-2019 5:08pm

martin-andersen OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 140 posts 04-20-2019 at 07:50am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Maybe I should set the scene. I am starting to build a Stereo system. I have a good surround system. Marantz AV8805 2 x Emotiva XPA-5 gen 2. Very good speakers. The DAC and streamer in my Marantz is not bad at all, better than the Bluesound Node 2. I have compared my AV8805 with the bluesound and a Chord Qutest. The Dac in the Bluesound is thin sounding and the stereo perspektiv is flat compared to the AV8805. The bluesound as a streamer with Qutest as the DAC is better then the AV8805, nor much but I hate to say it (: more analog. So I guess the headline for this thread is wrong. Middle class streamer.
martin-andersen OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 140 posts 04-20-2019 at 01:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My budget is around $2K for a DAC parring with a Primaluna integrated and Tekton Design DI.
martin-andersen OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 140 posts 04-20-2019 at 05:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete canibefrank do you have the TEAC NT-505? It looks very nice un paper but I can’t find a single review.