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Should I get the Moon 891 streamer/dac/preamp for my Moon 861 amp? Or separates?

I own a Moon Audio 861 amp. Right now I have a McIntosh mc12000 preamp and a eversolo A8 streamer. With Focal N1 Sopra speakers (that I am happy with). Obviously, with the streamer I am not getting the best sound I can from my Moon amp. 

So, I decided I will sell my McIntosh M12000 pramp (it's so beautiful, it hurts to let go of it) and use the money for a dac/streamer/preamp. 

I was thinking about the Moon 891 streamer/preamp/dac. It makes sense because I have the Moon 861 amp. But 25k is so much money, I was wondering... would it be better to use that money on a nice streamer and dac instead? Like a 10k on a streamer and 10k on a Chord dac? Or would it be best to stick with the Moon 891 for the synergy between that any my Moon amp? Looking to get the best sound I can from my amp. 

 

dman777
dman777 OP
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@merv42 Congrats! It must be a really nice unit for you to pic it for your current setup. Please keep us posted and let us know how you like it! It is still on my target list to buy.... I seem to be running out of monney these days so I have to keep pushing it back on the list. 

merv42
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I have had the Moon 891 for about 2 weeks now and it is very simple to use. The build quality is stunning! The remote is the best I have ever seen and it is very well built. while I don't think it has fully broke in as of yet it sounds excellent on streaming from Qobuz. I am also using the phono section built in and it sounds way better than I expected. I was thinking I might need to go with a stand alone phono section but at this point I think I would need to invest north of 6 grand to get any better. I compared it to directly to a Moon 610LP from my dealer and I could tell no difference. Extreamly quite phono section and preamp. So far I am very inpressed!

stuartk
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