Mola Mola Makua Pre. / DAC

...and, my N802's are dead quiet now with the Audionet and the Classe.
I had constant noise...hiss etc with the BHK stuff.  PS Audio's customer service is great, but they had trouble hearing the noise on their bench that I heard in my system.

I heard a top end Classe amp with the Thiel 3.7 about a decade ago and it was great.  Just blew me away though I gave most of the credit to the Thiel 3.7.

I am trying to figure out whether to buy the Makua with DAC + Luxman m900u amp or Luxman c900u preamp + Luxman m900u amp. The Makua is one less box in the system. 

I am curious about the Kaluga since it is showing up on the used market and seems the natural match for the Makua.

Another comparison I want to hear is the Benchmark LA4 preamp vs the Mola Mola Makua. Both seem to have the same design goals.

If you are interested in the Mola Mola stuff I suggest you call Bill Parrish at GTT Audio in NJ.  He is super nice and very informative.  Tell him Ken Kyser recommended.  I auditioned a Luxman integrated and it did not do it for me.  Nice knobs though!  Ken