And: I ordered a 887 for its reliability, power and availability, but it was very expensive: if I don't use the balanced inputs and simply buy an enough transparent 100 euro dac like the d10s, will I have any audible deficit in comparison to a balanced dac (sdac-b) through the xlr cables aside from the possible ground loops and the loss of final volume? I'd like to save this 100 euro to eat something...
I also bought this pair of monolith rca cables, anyone has used them? are these cable reliable and robust enough?
Now I am reading what I did: I spent 33 euro for the cables... I wanted to save money because I live in Italy and the SDAC would cost me 150 dollars + fees (45) + shipping (8), but in euro it costs more or less 165, while the d10s costs 99 and with these 30 euro cables the difference is minimal. a nonsense choice? If you have to decide between the balanced SDAC, possibly waiting for months, and the topping, here after literally 20 hours after the click, what would you do?
I also bought this pair of monolith rca cables, anyone has used them? are these cable reliable and robust enough?
Now I am reading what I did: I spent 33 euro for the cables... I wanted to save money because I live in Italy and the SDAC would cost me 150 dollars + fees (45) + shipping (8), but in euro it costs more or less 165, while the d10s costs 99 and with these 30 euro cables the difference is minimal. a nonsense choice? If you have to decide between the balanced SDAC, possibly waiting for months, and the topping, here after literally 20 hours after the click, what would you do?
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