Upgrading digital side
I currently own a Jay's Audio CDT-MK2 CD transport and a Holo May KTE DAC. I also stream (mostly files) with a Raspberry Pi (Roon and Audirvana software). These feed PrimaLuna EVO400 preamp and amp and Devore Gibbon speakers.
I am looking to upgrade my entire digital side. I have an extensive CD collection that I will continue to listen to as well as thousands of files.
My budget is around $20,000 and I prefer new equipment.
So far, for DACS, I have been looking at the Grimm MU2, Bricasti M21, Mola Mola Tambuqui and the DCS Lina. For server/streamers, Aurender N200 or N20 and Innous Stream 3. I know that the DACS I mentioned also stream, but I'm not sure that I want to be completely tied to Roon or Audirvana. I like the idea of internal storage for my files.
Finally, I am also considering the Luxman D-07X SACD player, which has a USB input where I would connect a streamer. I'm wary of the quality of the DAC in the Luxman, especially for streaming.
Any advice on the best combination of the above (or something I haven't looked into yet) would be greatly appreciated.
All separate DACs are made by same people who don’t know the music and can’t hear the sound. The results will be same dissatisfaction even if $100k DAC combos. If you want the music, try Wavetouch audio (me) WT-95. It’s a SACD, CD, Flac, media player + streamer. Hear WT-95 here. Wavetouch audio live recording
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Above DACs’ videos below. Videos contain people’s voices. If you hear systems’ sounds are strange, compare them to people’s voices (clear and clean). Mics don’t lie. What you hear from videos are true their sounds. Alex/Wavetouch audio |
