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DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated?
arronSpeakers will be Spatial audio Sapphire M3 open baffle.Remote volume is a plus but not a must.If I can not afford LTA Ultralinear int then I’m open to any amplifiers out there.Raven nighthawk, Devialet 200, Dynaco ST70, Luxman 550s come to mi... 
What would sound better: LUMIN D2 or Bluesound Node 2i using an external DAC
grungethe lumin d2 is excellent.... very balanced sound, very well built... sounds really outstanding through its balanced outs if you can take advantage of thata node 2i feeding an outboard downstream dac should be able to match the overall SQ of... 
DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated?
czar/arrondo you need remote control for volume?what are the speakers you plan to drive? 
Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass
opyou make an opening post, with a title... asking for TIGHT BASS ("tight moderately deep bass" were your words), unqualified for other parts of the frequency spectrumi read what you posted, and i am responding to your query, as statedthe chord da... 
Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass
for those that are wondering why good dacs sound different, here is my post from last september -- points c) and d) are significant in determining the sound character of a dacjjss49 2,132 posts09-01-2020 10:44pmas to what matters in a dac, let’s m... 
Spendor D9.2 vs. Harbeth super hl5 plus xd + REL Stentor III vs. Spendor Classic 100?
for those who may not know the history of spendor, there are few key points, in short form, that are worth noting:- the hughes family spencer dorothy and son derek owned and ran the company from inception in 1969 to 2000... they developed all sp s... 
Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass
@karmapolice I tried the chord qutest and the chord tt2 and the chord hugo 2 at different times in different systems and while they have an excellent midrange there bass has been on the softer side for my tastethen i would suggest there is somethi... 
Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass
ayre codex or chord 2qute/qutest 
Spendor D9.2 vs. Harbeth super hl5 plus xd + REL Stentor III vs. Spendor Classic 100?
@tomer_tsin I prefer precise and high resolution speakers that have control low bass-smooth midrange-detailed treble, with internal imagery and attacks, high-pitched sound and instrument simulation.spendor d9 - focal sopra/kanta - martin logans - ... 
Anyone Recently Change to Class D power?
this has been covered on prior posts bashing class d topology but just to reiterate:- it is foolish to lump all class d together - it is a technology and different implementations will result in different sounds/performance... we don’t lump moving... 
Considering a Raven Audio Blackhawk Integrated for Tannoy Sterlings
@mesch do let us know how you like the raven when you have it in... you are one of the folks who post regularly in a down to earth classy no hype no b-s way, so you opinion carries a lot of weight in my eyesraven seems to have a vocal, loyal follo... 
Sonus Faber vs Totem vs Spendor vs Focal ?
no ideayou haven’t given anywhere near enough info...🤷‍♂️ 
What is it you expect to hear from hifi gear that you have not yet?
sound quality differences from different dedicated streamersjust don't hear it... 🙉 
DAC- R2R, Chip or ?
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Connectivity of an external DAC to an NAD M33 integrated amp
this is the problem with combo units... hard to decouple the piece-parts sometimes...