Thanks for the feedback. The Atom is not out of the picture, as it has much to offer indeed. But recently I read about one of the bigger units (Nova?), that their internal database is limited to 20,000 titles (e.g. when a USB device is hooked up). Is this also the case for the Atom? That would be an unfortunate limitation, as my collection currently has a bit over 20k titles (it's not growing much anymore, but I'd like to have at least everything available).
Naim Atom alternative?
Must have been over ten years since I last posted here - family life etc.and getting older taking a toll, I guess...which is partially the reason for my question, as I'd like to simplify things a bit.
To this end the new Naim Atom caught my attention, as I'd like to get such a streamer/DAC/pre-amp/power amp all rolled into one box. But preferably I'd also have a single box to which I could add an internal SSD drive. I believe, a HDD can be connected to the Atom via USB and they also have a dedicated file storage unit or one of the more expensive NAIM units even comes with an HDD. But that adds either more clutter or significantly increased cost. In terms of tcost, I'd actually prefer to go a bit cheaper.
As I'm a bit out of the loop, I was wondering, if there are alternatives to the Atom out there costing more around $1.5 - 2k and that would allow me to add an SSD (or that have one already integrated).
Thanks!
To this end the new Naim Atom caught my attention, as I'd like to get such a streamer/DAC/pre-amp/power amp all rolled into one box. But preferably I'd also have a single box to which I could add an internal SSD drive. I believe, a HDD can be connected to the Atom via USB and they also have a dedicated file storage unit or one of the more expensive NAIM units even comes with an HDD. But that adds either more clutter or significantly increased cost. In terms of tcost, I'd actually prefer to go a bit cheaper.
As I'm a bit out of the loop, I was wondering, if there are alternatives to the Atom out there costing more around $1.5 - 2k and that would allow me to add an SSD (or that have one already integrated).
Thanks!