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…

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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..

I think the Pontus II is a great choice.  Add the Iris DDC so you can take advantage of its superior i2S input, and check out the new Innuos Pulse Mini streamer and their linear power supply and you’ll be all set.  Best of luck. 

Actually that sounds very good…I have read up on the Iris…The Auralic Aries G1.1 might change the sound of the Pontus….

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a 432evo standard3500will bring your dac to a much more analoglike presentation

runs roon and outputs to a usb imput on a dac if you want an analog sounding dac look at a lab12 r2r and tubes

dave and Troy

Audio intellect nj

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