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Music Server with no DAC?

Why doesn't Logitech or Sonos create a version of what they have with no DAC? Who wants to buy 2 DACs? Many of us already have DACs. I would love to get into a Sonos, but all I want is digital out. Similarly, I like the idea of the Logitech Transporter, but how about no DAC and drop the price in half or a bit more? Just have AES/EBU, S/PDIF and maybe optical out...

I think there would be a big market for that because who wants to buy 2 of something when they don't need to, and particularly when people are particular about their DACs and don't want the one in the Music Server.
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"I find myself putting on Padora and just letting it play all day"

I find myself in a similar mode these days mostly queuing things up randomly off my music server or tuning in my prefered Internet radio station of the day using the Roku Soundbridges in my system with external mhdt DACs.

I spend less and less time queuing up records and CDs and more time listening when I can.

There is a lot of stuff I have on vinyl still though that will take some time that I seldom have these days to convert over to digital.
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Probably because they have determined that is not a money maker for them. They want to sell you bundled solutions that are easier to support together.
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Lightminer,

I believe some of the well reviewed mhdt DACs at under $1000 used do 24/96. I believe my Paradisea and perhaps Constantine also do, but I have not tried it yet. It's on my todo list....
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Nothing digital is "future proof".

It will continue to get better and better over time.
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"The closest, believe it or not, was the MHDT Havana using the Pacecar."

The mhdt Constantine is SS and would be an interesting one to compare if the mhdt tube DAC was the closest otherwise.

I have both Constantine and Paradisea. Each cost under $500 second hand.

Constantine sounds more like a good SS DAC. Paradisea with stock tube sounds like a tube device, particularly in the mids. OTher tubes can change the sound. The NOS Tung Sol equivalent makes it sound more SS like the COnstantine.
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I think Cruz123 is probably right.
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