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Need advice

I am looking to add a dac/preamp to a system in my office. Room size 10X12.
My Budget is 1,500.00
Current system :
Wharfedale Jade 3 speakers
Parasound HCA 1500 amp.
Pioneer mixer temporary duty as a pre-amp.
Choices?
Wyred 4 Sound Dac 2
Numprime Dac 10
Nuprime Dac 9 and STA 9 power amp. (sell Parasound)
Jolida Fusion preamp/DAC
Source  - anythong I can pull from my laptop.
Musical taste
Classics, Jazz, Soulful House Music

I would appreciate guidance from your more experienced ears.
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Showing 3 responses by erik_squires

erik_squires
15,936 posts
 
The Parasound Z DAC v2 is pretty nice, and just went on sale somewhere (Music Direct? Audio Advisor?) for $299 or something.  Sounds far better than it's price range.

The Mytek Stereo 192 DSD is half off thanks to being discontinued, but never heard it.

The Schiit is also very nice and I have heard it.

By the way, the Wharferdale's use very nice tweeters, but not so good tweeter caps, worth upgrading them to Mundorf MKP's. ($8 each).
erik_squires
15,936 posts
 
Sorry, no I don't think the Sschiits have preamps, but the price is so low you can add one. :)

The Mytek's and I think Parasound ZDac does.
erik_squires
15,936 posts
 
The Mytek Stereo 192 is like $1k right now direct.


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