Streaming Dac $5000-8000

Hi there.
I am after a streamer dac one piece unit

ideally with a very natural sound, slightly warm midrange, and with good streamer app…

its for use on harbeth shl5 plus

was thinking lumin t3. any others to consider Like auralic Altair g2.1? Auralic Vega is a bit over budget

moon seems to be well regarded, but they have a big gap between the 280d and 680d. 390 would be overkill as don’t need the preamp

I like the luxman d03x cd player sound, but that doesn’t have a streamer

thanks

acdvd02-13-2023 10:15am

cycles2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 194 posts 02-18-2023 at 01:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You're price range is close to a pre-owned Lumin X1. Hard to beat a Lumin X1 below $10k especially if you can take advantage of the fiber connection option. The Lumin user app is also top flight. Do not settle for a DAC/Streamer that used MConnect. Worst app ever developed.
cycles2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 194 posts 02-19-2023 at 11:25am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @acdvd In your original post you didn't mention you had a Boulder 866. I owned one and also hated having using MConnect. I was hoping Boulder would create an app. I did hear the 866 with Roon and you may want to get a trial version of Roon before spending money needlessly on a DAC/Streamer. Don't let the idea of needing a Roon Nucleus stand in your way. It's actually quite easy to install.