Should I get the Moon 891 streamer/dac/preamp for my Moon 861 amp? Or separates?
I own a Moon Audio 861 amp. Right now I have a McIntosh mc12000 preamp and a eversolo A8 streamer. With Focal N1 Sopra speakers (that I am happy with). Obviously, with the streamer I am not getting the best sound I can from my Moon amp.
So, I decided I will sell my McIntosh M12000 pramp (it's so beautiful, it hurts to let go of it) and use the money for a dac/streamer/preamp.
I was thinking about the Moon 891 streamer/preamp/dac. It makes sense because I have the Moon 861 amp. But 25k is so much money, I was wondering... would it be better to use that money on a nice streamer and dac instead? Like a 10k on a streamer and 10k on a Chord dac? Or would it be best to stick with the Moon 891 for the synergy between that any my Moon amp? Looking to get the best sound I can from my amp.
@dman777 what do you mean by best sound from your amp? what is your setup lacking audibly to you? What do you want to add or subtract. Bass, midrange, treble, shimmer, sibilance. And note a preamplifier is the last one to change to fi any of the above. if you haven’t gotten the speaker, room, listening position dialed in. You can change Preamps as you want. You still won’t "get the best" out of your speakers
Seems you've already made up you mind though so get the Moon Preamp |
well the obvious underlying factor here is the different spaces. Your room isn’t the store. Your room dimensions differ from the store. Your furnishing is different. The distance you listen at in your room is surely different from where you sat in the store demo As you can hear deficiencies in bass and some bloat. it is a room related issue. Basically room modes differ in different rooms. Someone’s null might be your bloat. and you can’t tackle this by changing preamp. That is an impossibility. You need to tackle room/speaker coupling, seating distance (so you’re not sitting in nasty bass nulls) If you continue to fly blind. Yes you may buy the Moon Audio but a different Preamp doesn’t solve room nulls (that is an impossibility. Physics can’t be whished away with purchases) So, you’re better off knowing the approximate tonal identity your room in imparting under 500Hz in your room first. What are your room dimensions, listening distance and distances of speaker from front wall and side walls? I can simulate something in REW @dman777 |
