Lumin vs Bricasti Volume Control

@jeffreyw which specific Bricasti dac are you referring to? The M21 is Bricasti’s best dac and IMO the most transparent which @hgeifman may have heard what he did. Just a thought but I’ve heard the M3 several times direct and thought it superb. I own the Bricasti M1 and with that being said I too prefer a preamp in my system.

@nosualc how far down the rabbit hole will you fall?

Well every foot past the waistline is about $2000. Once over your head then you're into 401b territory.