Streamer to pair with vintage SAE 2500 MK 25 Stereo Power Amplifier
Schiit makes 0 streamers. There are gobs of them around under $2500. Take a look at mini DSP SHD. A mini streaming preamp with 7 inputs, signal processing on all, remote etc. for half of that. Simple to get going. https://deercreekaudio.com/products/minidsp-shd?gclid=CjwKCAiA8ov_BRAoEiwAOZogwWJ0vEdCCWkzI4ElVdlWgt... |
thanks, I'll have a look at those you mentioned. I had been looking at the Cambridge Audio CXN v2 (https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en/products/hi-fi/cx-series-2/cxn) , would that not work in this setup? Would I still need the pre-amp? (I know I'm a noob) |
Streamers stream music from the cloud and offer digital connections (USB) to pair with a DAC. Unless you buy a digital player that has both which many do. So to be clear I think what you need is a Streamer/DAC with a volume control to replace the old SAE preamp. If it has analog outputs then it has a built in DAC. I really like the products that Aurender and Auralic make but they are pricey. If you want to just check out this whole streaming DAC business you could buy a Bluesound Node 2i (streamer/dac $600) and run it through one of your inputs on the SAE preamp. MIDFI?? is a tough price point for digital it seems like you go Bluesound or you have to spend $3000 to $5000 for a top end Aurender/ Auralic combo. Its possible that Schitt might make a product in that $1500-$2000 range. Happy hunting. Matt M |
