Congratulations and enjoy your new musical journey. Sounds like a good plan to setup the system you have, treat the room, settle in and then upgrade over time. So many DACs at so many different price points. Waiting is smart and more will come out during that time. To answer your original question, I would run a balanced feed to your C-47 to use the A6 internal DAC. It should be better being newer. I had both the A6 and A8 and agree the 8 was much better. I returned both and now have a Holo Audio Cyan 2 with an Innuos Zen Mk3 streamer. Once your room is setup right you’ll better appreciate any tweaks to your system. Please keep us updated on your progress now that we have a vested interest in your system 😊
Which DAC - Streamer or Preamp?
I’m finally indulging my audio-curious nature and beginning to build a listening room along with a higher-end two-channel system. I managed to snag a McIntosh C-47 preamp and an MC-312 amp, both used for decent prices. For now, I’ll be listening through a pair of Klipsch Heresy (1980) back by a pair of REL T/7x in a 16x24 basement space (sadly, with a low ceiling). I also just bought an Eversolo DMP-A6. So my question is, should I run balanced lines from the Eversolo, or should I run the digital feed to the C-47 for processing? I know that the right answer is "try both and go with with you like." But I am also curious what ’should’ be better on paper, or what some of you with much more experience than I have would say. Thanks for your thoughts!