But there are various levels of SGC and especially Rendu...up to close on $8k for the fully loaded SystemeOptique.
For me, this is not a simple case of wanting the cheapest option for cheapest sake...if I did, I'd just stream YT or use a Bluesound Node.
For me, I have to find a common landing point for reconciling multiple decision factors.
A real aversion to the whole computer audio world (that's my personal failing, but is what it is); this rig not replacing lp or cd, but in parallel (I'll still buy as many lps and cds as ever); total ignorance of what material is out there in ætherworld re specialist genres; lack of confidence I'll get a computer audio rig to be as fully satisfying as my well established and hugely optimised lp and cd spinners.
That's why discovering a killer dac at $1k unlocks the whole equation for me. If Innuos Zen Mk3 at $2k or Zenith at $3k mates well, I can now see a landing strip where modest outlay could provide a more than modest outcome.
With MHDT box ticked, do I go Innuos w it? Or Lumin Mini, SGC/Rendu, Limetree or DCS Bridges?
The Limetree Bridge has some lovely feedback, $2k w the MDHT.
And for a little more, Chord all in one solution 2go/Hugo.
For me, this is not a simple case of wanting the cheapest option for cheapest sake...if I did, I'd just stream YT or use a Bluesound Node.
For me, I have to find a common landing point for reconciling multiple decision factors.
A real aversion to the whole computer audio world (that's my personal failing, but is what it is); this rig not replacing lp or cd, but in parallel (I'll still buy as many lps and cds as ever); total ignorance of what material is out there in ætherworld re specialist genres; lack of confidence I'll get a computer audio rig to be as fully satisfying as my well established and hugely optimised lp and cd spinners.
That's why discovering a killer dac at $1k unlocks the whole equation for me. If Innuos Zen Mk3 at $2k or Zenith at $3k mates well, I can now see a landing strip where modest outlay could provide a more than modest outcome.
With MHDT box ticked, do I go Innuos w it? Or Lumin Mini, SGC/Rendu, Limetree or DCS Bridges?
The Limetree Bridge has some lovely feedback, $2k w the MDHT.
And for a little more, Chord all in one solution 2go/Hugo.