Is there a better all-in-one streamer/DAC/Integrated Amp under USD 5K?
For driving a pair of small, 4 ohm 86 dB speakers (DALI Menuet SE) for a small to medium size room at low to moderate SPLs, is there a Roon Ready, all-in-one streamer/DAC/Integrated Amp under USD 5K that is likely to perform sonically better than the Gato DIA 250S NPM?
I have a NAIM Uniti Atom. I ran Vandersteen Treo CT in a fairly large room. Full range floor-stander 87 db. It now runs Apogee Centaur- Minor. The AB NAIM amps are imo noteworthy for being musical - certainly not dry or etched.!it is ROON ready and the NAIM app is quite stable and good. If you want more power and features move up the line w 2 models above the Atom, best in music to you jim |
WT amp ultra (streamer+DAC+amp) might sound better. Roon ready. 200watts/4ohm. Only $1300. Alex/Wavetouch audio Sample Test - Gato AMP 150 - DIA 250 |
this or this @kirkwallace |
@vvvvvv6 i like the speakers quite a bit and they are as large as i can go in that space. There is likewise very little room for the electronics. (They’re being driven adequately now by an NAD M10 v2, and i just suspect (based on my experience with the NAD m33) that there are better amp/streamer/dacs out there than what NAD is able to do.) |
