Auralic Altair G1 or G2
Best Direction/Product Combo DAC/Streamer
Hello, I am wondering if anyone would recommend a combination DAC/Streamer that will also be able to accommodate or allow me to connect my CD Transport? I often stream music when I am playing background music and as of now have a Schiit Audio Modi as my Dac and an original Bluesound Node as my streamer. I also run a Cambridge Audio CD transport connected to the Modi. I would like to puchase a combination product to minimize the number of boxes. Does anyone have a recommendation? Thank you in advance.
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HiFi Rose Rs150B for 5k (I own and recommend), I have heard good things about the Ayon streamer ( I own their Kronos tube DAC and love it). I have read that the Meitner MA3 is very good for the 10K range, but I have no personal experience with it. Really it boils down to your price range, whether you want a R2R dac or a Delta Sigma dac and most importantly to me, what you can demo or what has a good return policy in case you don't like it. |
I recently purchased a Cocktail x-40, and I love it. It is a combination component. It's a NAS/Streamer/cd transport/cd ripper/DAC/fm tuner/Phono recorder. It can be used as a stand alone preamp as it has digital attenuation built in. The current model is the Cocktail x-50. Here's a link. Cheers www.cocktailaudio.com/home/sub01.php |
I'll second @jbuhl's suggestion of the Moon Ace. I will also add that if you do not need the analogue input and amplification functions, the Moon 280D is a fabulous unit also, and a small but useful step up from the Moon Ace. |
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