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Adding a Dac and Stresmer

Looking for some advice and need you guys to check my thinking…
I have a PrimaLuna Preamp and Amplifier…..need a Dac and streamer….Being I have a preamp to my thinking I don’t need a Dac that has a preamp and volume, am I thinking right? The speakers are Klipsch Heritage so I think I should get a mellow sounding Dac, maybe a Denifrips Pontus with the Auralic Aries G1.1…..would be happy with a $5000 budget…

silverfoxvtx1800
silverfoxvtx1800 OP
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Sorry about the mis spelling, it should be streamer

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curiousjim
4,226 posts
 

I have The Pontus ll and love it.

All the best.

silverfoxvtx1800 OP
63 posts
 

What are you using for a streamer?

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perkadin
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Correct, all you need is a dac/streamer, the preamp will handle volume.  To be honest, just get a Bluesound Node and use the internal DAC.  The differences between dacs are really small and extremely hard to discern.  Most reviews are done using high end headphones to mitigate room and amp impacts.  If you really want to keep everything separate though, get a WiiM Mini or Pro and an inexpensive DAC around a similar price to the Bluesound.  WiiM has a great app and product support.   

silverfoxvtx1800 OP
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I tried the Node about 6 months ago, it made the bass sound sorta booming and not pleasing to my ears…but thanks..

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