I have a Roon Nucleus hooked up to a Chord Qutest via USB and very much like the combination. I have no personal experience with either the Direct Stream or the Vega G1, but if I had to choose, would go with the Roon Nucleus feeding the Direct Stream via USB. Then, if you want to take it a step further, down the road, could consider putting a D to D converter like the Denafrips Gaia into the mix between the Nucleus and the DAC, and feed the signal from the Gaia to the Direct Stream vis I2S.
PS Audio Direct Stream DAC w/Roon Nucleus + vs. Auralic Vega G1
I’m interested in upgrading my DAC from a Mytek Brooklyn DAC plus. I can’t easily do a head to head comparison and am wondering what fellow audiophiles think about these two options or what else they would recommend in this price range. I love PS Audio products but worry about the age of their DAC product (ancient in DAC years)
I welcome your thoughts
I welcome your thoughts