I agree, @gsherman . They really perform well for such little guys. I am sorry you couldn’t hang on to yours, but i understand that just keeping them in storage for hopes of a future use would be a tough proposition to accept.
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?
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The Advance Paris integrated amps check all the boxes. They are hybrid with Tube pre-amp section. I would also seriously look at the Moon by Simaudio as they seem to have a great following. Those are made in Canada, so I'm not sure of the affect of tariffs. PS Audio makes an integrated with DAC and phono stage, but no streamer for $3500. It's a Colorado company. You could add a nice streamer only for the $1,500. Good luck and let us know what you find!
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@cooperdude6 gato dia-400 NSM is on the way from Denmark. |
Post is a month old, but was reading and thought I'd chime in. I have a Naim Uniti Star running Goldenear Reference speakers. These are large floor standers but the Naim handles them quite well. It would be a great all-in-one for smaller speakers. Naim AB amps have a clean response yet handle deep bass quite well. I appreciate multiple component systems but went the other direction and am quite pleased with the results. |
Thanks, @bipestuff . I am hoping this thread will be a sort of compendium of useful suggestions for folks in the future who may also be looking for good all-in-one digital packages. (My Gato DIA 400S NPM has just been playing for less than a week, but it really sounds amazing. Many reports are that it needs significant break in time; if that proves to be true and it improves from here, it will truly be a star.) Kind of cool that there are so many good all-in-one available these days. |
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