PS Audio vs NAD M12

@razorbraun To be fair, the DSJr trades for WELL below list price, even brand new, but snagging a deal on the DSD is great. As noted, PS Audio doesn't recommend using it as a preamp, so definitely play around with that. The Anthem could work just fine. I used a DSJr through a Marantz AV receiver because it was the only preamp I had in the house at the time. It sounded markedly better than just using the DSJr straight into my amp.

Coincidentally, I've also got a pair of S400s on pre-order and have been looking at NAD M12/M10, PS Audio, etc. Perhaps you, @mbolek , @canibefrank and I should all check into the same mental institution, since we all seem to be hovering around the same products! Or maybe we should start a focus group to show companies that there is a demand for these products. Devices like the Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 and NAD M10 are (in my unpopular opinion) the wave of the future - particularly due to room correction. Cheers!

@livlifdc I didn't watch the youtube video @mbolek linked but when I spoke to PS Audio on the phone they indicated the signal to noise ratio was not ideal for using the DSD or DSJr as a DAC (it's worse on the DSJr, which is what I had). I asked if they planned to make a DSD DAC/Preamp unit, like their current Stellar Gain Cell DAC/Preamp. They said no plans at this time. So my point to them was it's a bit odd that their Stellar Preamp has a DAC built in so you end up getting two DACs if you use a DSD/DSJr with that preamp. Your only other option with PS Audio is to go up to the BHK preamp but that is significantly more expensive and IMO isn't a natural mate to the DSJr that I had.