I demo’d a No526 with that DAC and found it to be completely average at best and way overpriced. It sounded about the same as a handful of very good $2000 dacs which meant at the time I went with the No523 and separate dac. Their new amps,preamps,and integrated amps all are very good at their price-pints however. I still own and enjoy No536 mono amps.
George
George