8-10k budget suggestions please

go for the krell il is fantastic

i would recommend a hegel h190 or 390

spend the rest of the money elsewhere

If you are sure the speakers are fine then.....

INTEGRATED AMP

Parasound Halo Hint 6 (A little over $3K)

STREAMER

Auralic Aries G1.1(A little over $3K)

Alternative Bluesound Node

Both units will stream the big three natively(Amazon, Qobuz, and Tidal)

DAC

Denafrips Pontus II ($2K)

Schiit Yggdrasil

Leaves enough for good cabling and a turntable.

alerrico,

would the krell be a big step up from the parasound?  Also Hegel 390 is about the same price as the Krell.  Anyone compare the two.  Audiotroy I know you are a dealer, but is there a reason that you chose to sell Krell over Hegel?

Okay super stupid question here.  If it makes you laugh that is okay.  I know that, at least from what I can tell Aurrender and Innuous seem to be the audiophile pick for streamers, but I was thinking of mating the Krell with built in DAC and a Rose streamer.  In a kiddish way the Rose looks so cool.

Okay question is this..... With the Rose I can connect to my TV and listen to YouTube music or even see the lyrics while the music plays.  I know that sounds stupid but I like it for some reason.  Is this a feature only on the Rose or does every streamer do this?

Just a suggestion:

+1 on a Hegel  integrated with DAC. 390 over on USAudiomart for <$5K and one on here as well.

Spend the rest on a small green computer (SGC) bundle/enpoint  and set up a ROON server.  

Later down the line upgrade to a stand alone DAC.