Schiit Gungnir 2 could add some meat to the Magnepan. It’s a nice dac.
The Aurender is not a upgrade to the Wiim Ultra if you are using the latter correctly, i.e. using its USB output (async) for transport. The Wiim also has all kinds of useful features that should make Aurender’s daddy feel guilty about his prices.
or,,,,,you could go all in..since your magnepan can be a end game kind of speaker for the magnepan connoisseur.
In the latter case, the Michi P5 + S5 from Rotel would be a good match. Michi stuff is the late Ken Ishiwata’s work and can be end game, ultra high-end type of sound for a bargain price (’bargain price’ --> relatively speaking).
Current system
Modwright KWH 225i integrated
Magnepan 3.7i speakers
Rotel RCD-1572 cd player
Will not be upgrading these anytime soon
Need upgrading
Schiit Modius dac
WiiM Ultra streamer (considering the Aurender N200)
Looking for a dac that will complement the Modwright and Magnepans.
I remember when I upgraded the the cd player to the Rotel RCD-1572, I could hear a massive improvement in sound instantly. If was like more of the layers of the onion were peeled back exposing sounds in the recording I had never heard before.