Probably way too cheap for you, but I've been very pleased with my WiiM Ultra streamer which is $329 here in the US (even cheaper if you find an Amazon Prime deal.) Ended up selling my stand-alone R2R DAC (Schiit BiFrost 2) and haven't thought about doing anything else since.
Small Footprint Streamer/DAC unit
Greetings,
I'm considering putting together a system comprised of three pieces: a Headphone Amp, Headphones, and a Streamer/DAC. Prerogative is quality pieces with very small footprints. I've seen many headphone amps with small footprints but not many combined Streamer/DAC's with small footprints.
Atoll's MS120 Streamer/DAC is a possibility with a footprint measuring 12"W 8"D 4"H. A smaller unit would even be better.
If anyone would care to suggest other Streamer/DAC units with small footprints, I would greatly appreciate it. Budget is $3K (perhaps a $4-$5K unit selling used for $3K).
Thank you!
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I have had the Matrix Audio TS-1 for a couple weeks now. It uses the AKM chips so the sound is very good and includes a liner power supply port for easy upgrade. I have it in one of my headphone setups. The single ended out sounds pretty much as good as the balanced outs. https://power-holdings-inc.com/Matrix-TS-1-Music-Streamer-headphone-amp-p764399023 Similar in size to the Eversolo A6 but much better sounding. |
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