Not a fan of all in one units personally — too limiting and inflexible. If I was you I’d upgrade to a better streamer first (maybe like Innuos Pulse Mini with upgraded LPS from Teddy Pardo) and then the DAC. You’ve got a nice preamp so not sure you’d wanna switch that out for a combo pre. Also, JPLAY is reputed to sound better than mconnect if you wanna do a free trial to see if it makes a difference. Just my $0.02 FWIW.
Whats the difference ...
Hello all,
I'm not in the market at the moment but after reading a review on the most recent stereo file of an affordable, all in one streaming preamp, I'm curious what the difference between one of these units and my existing setup would be?
Right now I'm using Mconnect to stream Tidal into my Oppo105 which then feeds into a Schitt Gungnir. I'm perfectly happy with how wide and revealing the sound is from this combination. I'm just curious what the difference is between that multi-unit setup and the all-in-one machines.