Any Hegel H390 owners using Hegel D50 DAC?

Also The Cable Company in New Hope, Pa. Forgot they carried brand. Am big fan of this dealer.  Excellent service.

@mdalton 

I've been a customer of the Cable Co. for some time. I agree about their service. 

I see the DS-10 is a streamer/dac. I prefer physical media (CDs) so I don't know that putting my money into a component that offers features I will not use is the best approach but thanks for the suggestion. The Hegel D50 is simply a DAC. Nothing more. 

I actually wouldn’t let that dissuade you if I were you.  First, streaming technology is not hard, nor does it need to be expensive.  More importantly, Gold Note is a DAC-first company, in contrast to, say, Bluesound or Innuos for example.  So the focus is definitely on the DAC function in the DS10.  It’s kind of like criticizing the Hegel H400 for having streaming capacity (and a DAC).  It’s still a really fine integrated.

@mdalton 

 It’s kind of like criticizing the Hegel H400 for having streaming capacity (and a DAC).  It’s still a really fine integrated.

 

I'm content with playing CDs but I can't fault your logic.