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DAC question - is music streamer DAC better than mcintosh DA2?
Glad to hear you are enjoying the 8950.    Awesome amp  
DAC question - is music streamer DAC better than mcintosh DA2?
Integrated Amps with built in DACs get a bad rap.  My Cyrus i7XR integrated has the same chip set as the DA2 and sounds phenomenal.   I was going to use my RME DAC with the Cyrus but I ended up selling it because the amp sounds so good using it's ... 
Suggestions for a DAC/Streamer to replace BlueOS Node Streamer
I think Bluesound is still the best streaming platform. Dollar for dollar, it is the best value in streaming.  No company will ever have the resources that Lenbrook has.  It's all about software. FW, and gui in the streamer category.   Is Bluesou... 
Suggestions for a DAC/Streamer to replace BlueOS Node Streamer
Spending big on the Eversolo master or A8 is foolish , terrible support.  Real amateur software development at Zidoo / Eversolo.   Cumulative updates should include all revisions prior.   Not cool to have a perfectly good working product and hobb... 
Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp
I like all tube, but it's probably best to start with a good tube pre ...   C22 mk V would compliment that amp well.    
Suggestions for a DAC/Streamer to replace BlueOS Node Streamer
Eversolo won’t work via USB with your McIntosh pre.    I have been waiting since June for this to be corrected.   Unit worked flawlessly for almost a year.    FW 1.2.98 rendered USB inoperable with McIntosh DA2 card.     
DAC question - is music streamer DAC better than mcintosh DA2?
Not many products you buy today are built as good as those amps.   75 years building them says a lot.    
DAC question - is music streamer DAC better than mcintosh DA2?
Those big McIntosh integrated amps are excellent.  By big I mean the ones with autoformers.  Can drive 4 Ohm speakers all day long and barely get warm   
DAC question - is music streamer DAC better than mcintosh DA2?
The DA2 card sounds really good for a built in DAC.   My Dad has a MA8950 and it sounds great.   Avoid Eversolo streamers as they do not recognize some DACs via USB, the DA2 is one of them.    
Holographic DAC With Air And Decay
See if you can demo the Lab 12 DAC 1 Ref or order the LTA DAC with a 14 day trial period.     I own the Lab 12 and like it a lot.  Used ones are out there for $2200 or so. New they are $3300.  The LTA is more than your budget but is supposed to s... 
Eversolo or Aurender: Options and Opinions
FYI.  Eversolo does not recognize a number of DACs via USB.  Most recent being LAIV.       Has problems with Chord and McIntosh among others.   PoS company to deal with too  
???YOUR Personal Favorite???Why???
My Dad has a pair of Sonus Faber Electa Amator III and they are excellent. They have great bass for a small speaker.  They sound huge and scale like no small speaker has a right to.    Excellent speaker.   
Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned.
Just received another product from Ali,  the LHY SW-6.  I received it in less than a week.   Same vendor , purchases were a month apart and both were received in a week.     
Interconnect Break In?
I also think it's your ears and brain that are "breaking in " when you make a change  
Bluesound mode not really cutting it
Streamers aren't all the same.   You can buy an Eversolo and get terrible support or you can buy an Innuos or Aurender and get both great sound and support.   Bluesound is a great platform and sounds pretty good for the money.  Best platform for ...