The Rivo+, at $1500 (or $2000 if you add in the LPS option)
If you purchase from Vinshine associated company, with Lhy LPS50VA (5V / 6.5A) and delivery/import fee, the package is totaled $1,744. Couple of hundreds saving right there.
DDC Sound Improvements???
I'm trying to put off buying a new streaming transport. Of the Hifi Rose RS130, Innuos Stream 3, and Matrix NT-1; the NT-1 was clearly the winner to my ears with a greater sense of clarity/transparency, sound stage width and depth, and neutrality that it presented.
I currently have a moded BS Node with LPS that has been hard to beat thus far. Will the new Gustard U26 DDC truly improve sound quality with the blacker backgrounds and sound stage dimensions. The DDC would also allow me to use i2S.
$1,000 for a DDC vs $4,000 for a transport is pretty tempting. In my head this additional filtering in the DDC would give me the sonic improvements of a great streaming transport.
What are your thoughts and experience?
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@t_ramey I would cancel your order and buy from this seller on Amazon. Also, note they have an open box for $899 that still has the 30 day return policy. My open box unit was in new condition that arrived in 4 days. |
@soix i also have a zen stream with a substantial LPS and denaftips iris, I would think this combo probably equals an off the shelf streamer in the 2 .5 - 3 K range. Fair assessment in your opinion? |
@stillbuyingtoys Thanks for the link. I don’t think I’m able to cancel just yet because they moved the arrival date from yesterday to next Wednesday. After that I can cancel and get a refund. I’ve noticed a few sellers lately, regardless of the item being sold, will immediately create a shipping label which makes Amazon think it’s shipped and causes the payment to go through. Which then you have to wait either for the actual delivery of the item to return or like in my case wait for the due date to pass to cancel the order. Such a pain. Anyway sorry for the rant and hopefully I’ll have one soon! |
@lukaszwk My ZS with iPowerX wasn’t quite as good as good as an Innuos ZenMini w/LPS but not on the level of the Zenith that makes me say it’s close enough to good streamers at the $2k level that I’d look to go further up on my next upgrade — something like a used Pulsar or Aurender N200 to make sure it’s a really significant upgrade. Hope this helps. |
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