The Capstan
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Oh gotcha you are right! Hope they will add something like that on their lineup, 1.600€ is out of discussion for my wallet.The "little baby" doesn't have a DAC. It's not comparable.
Oh gotcha you are right! Hope they will add something like that on their lineup, 1.600€ is out of discussion for my wallet.The "little baby" doesn't have a DAC. It's not comparable.
The next one, if not mistaken it's a panther lying down as you stopped giving the golfing ones to SINAD of ~112dB in this price range.What should it get?
Needs 2 more channels for tri-amping, or am I missing something?
I am in the EU as well and I found out that you can order directly from miniDSP for 30$ delivery fee.Oh gotcha you are right! Hope they will add something like that on their lineup, 1.600€ is out of discussion for my wallet.
Don't forget to take VAT into account when importing. Its still a bit cheaper, but not a big a difference as you think it would be at first glance.I am in the EU as well and I found out that you can order directly from miniDSP for 30$ delivery fee.
The SHD is cheaper on their website https://www.minidsp.com/products/streaming-hd-series/shd
Don't forget to take VAT into account when importing. Its still a bit cheaper, but not a big a difference as you think it would be at first glance.
Don't forget to take VAT into account when importing. Its still a bit cheaper, but not a big a difference as you think it would be at first glance.
With two Topping E30s it will be €1049 + 2 * €129 = €1307. With the toppings you also need a stable power supply. Still not cheap but it saves ~€350.Oh gotcha you are right! Hope they will add something like that on their lineup, 1.600€ is out of discussion for my wallet.
I've been in a similar boat. It amazes me how there really is nothing like the SHD. I really don't know of any other ways you can get remotely in the ballpark of the same SINAD performance coupled with ability to do 10 bands of hardware PEQ. Further, that amazement extends to the HiFi market's lack of demand for hardware level DSP and PEQ abilities in general. It makes so much bigger a difference in sound than most upgrades you can do in your chain, yet most still crave a few dB in SINAD instead; let alone those still financially enslaving themselves to specless boutique products.Thanks Amir! I've been researching every DAC + Streamer + Pre-amp that I could find for what seems like two years now. There was always sub-par performance or issues like with the NAD 658, no USB-in or proper EQ with my current Yamaha WXC-50, multiple boxes, high retail prices (€ 3000,-~€ 5000,-) like the Mytek Brooklyn, Lumin T2, Cambridge Edge NQ, Naim NAC-N 272 etc. You get the idea, my excel sheet is dazzling.
Amir, you've helped my find my 'last amplifier' in the Hypex NC250. And I think I now found my 'last source'. With my ultimate goal to bring the fight to Active DSP corrected speakers with any passive speaker I feel like trying. Of course, nothing is perfect so I'll chain in a 12v trigger for convenience.
So, thanks again for all the insight ASR and the community has offered. My research has come to an end today. I'm going to start saving up for the new and improved SHD.
I've been in a similar boat. It amazes me how there really is nothing like the SHD. I really don't know of any other ways you can get remotely in the ballpark of the same SHD performance coupled with ability to do 10 bands of hardware PEQ. Further, that amazement extends to the HiFi market's lack of demand for hardware level DSP and PEQ abilities in general. It makes so much bigger a difference in sound than most upgrades you can do in your chain, yet most still crave a few dB in SINAD instead; let alone those still financially enslaving themselves to specless boutique products.
Thanks Amir! I've been researching every DAC + Streamer + Pre-amp that I could find for what seems like two years now. There was always sub-par performance or issues like with the NAD 658, no USB-in or proper EQ with my current Yamaha WXC-50, multiple boxes, high retail prices (€ 3000,-~€ 5000,-) like the Mytek Brooklyn, Lumin T2, Cambridge Edge NQ, Naim NAC-N 272 etc
Indeed a good alternative but with multiple boxes.With two Topping E30s it will be €1049 + 2 * €129 = €1307. With the toppings you also need a stable power supply. Still not cheap but it saves ~€350.
The next one, if not mistaken it's a panther lying down as you stopped giving the golfing ones to SINAD of ~112dB in this price range.
Volume control is going to be a bitch then. The advantage of the non-studio is that you can just use it as a pre-amp without fucking around.With two Topping E30s it will be €1049 + 2 * €129 = €1307. With the toppings you also need a stable power supply. Still not cheap but it saves ~€350.
audio over IP is fundamentally better to transport audio.
Don't forget to take VAT into account when importing. Its still a bit cheaper, but not a big a difference as you think it would be at first glance.
I've been in a similar boat. It amazes me how there really is nothing like the SHD. I really don't know of any other ways you can get remotely in the ballpark of the same SINAD performance coupled with ability to do 10 bands of hardware PEQ. Further, that amazement extends to the HiFi market's lack of demand for hardware level DSP and PEQ abilities in general. It makes so much bigger a difference in sound than most upgrades you can do in your chain, yet most still crave a few dB in SINAD instead; let alone those still financially enslaving themselves to specless boutique products.