donnedonne

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Looking for professional made gainclones or chip amps recommendations
I did an extensive in-home demo of the Moonriver 404 reference (mentioned above) and it's a very nice amp. Plenty of rich meat on the bones plus BURSTING dynamics. Joy to listen to. 
What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”?
Apologies if this was already mentioned, but it's important to consider DAC type. Depending on implementation, there can be "night and day" differences between a tube-based DAC, a delta-sigma style DAC, an R2R NOS DAC, etc. Especially if it's your... 
Streaming Transport without DAC- few choices
I trialed a used Primare NP5 to good effect. Simple, small footprint, clean delivery. 
Linear Power Supply and Roon Nucleus/SGC
On (3), I should have added something like a Gigafoil and/or ENO ethernet filter. Somewhat similar in price point to a good power cable or LPS. Wondering what to prioritize...