A combo DAC/PRE/POWER AMP with high performance and low cost sounds great.
BALANCED inputs and (possibly?) outputs is a good way to go.
Perhaps if there are balanced pre outputs that are controlled by the volume, having a way to choose between PRE outputs/POWER outputs/or BOTH would be...
I like that piece. I'm not sure that a streamer helps me, personally.
Being that I have hundreds and hundreds of movies on my hard drives (god bless torrent files), I like having the mac mini as my streamer, as I can use it for music with Roon and Plex for movies.
I like keeping the...
I think that checks all the marks.
$570 for balanced.
Doable.
Would love higher SINAD and lower dollars.
Yes, I'm a dreamer.
But with SMSL, Topping, etc, regularly making high performing DACs at low prices, perhaps including DSP while keeping prices low will be a differentiating factor in...
If I was in a position to spend the money, I would happily budget $10,000 for my audio.
I'm just not in a position to justify doing so.
If the SMSL DO100 had DSP and was $400, I would buy it.
We are on a tight budget currently, with a young child.
It reminds me when I asked a friend who...
Thanks for the recommendation.
While I would love to buy the RME, I cannot justify spending that much.
The SMSL DO100 costs $239. If they added simple DSP and kept at $400, I'd be thrilled.
Even without a mic, a simple digital domain EQ would be highly welcome.
Being that current low priced...
Is there an affordable DAC / DSP / Preamp combo that preforms well?
I have a SMSL DO-100. I use it for my TV sound, music through a mac mini, and bluetooth from phones and laptops.
If this had a simple room-correction DSP built in, so that all of my sources were seamlessly corrected, I would...
Ha!
I opened the original Slanted Door and worked with Mark as a server.
And thus my love for riesling was born.
Had I been offered to place a bet that I would never hear his name on this site, I'd have jumped at the offer.
Shows what I know!
I used to find it amusing that people would claim that chocolate ice cream tasted better than vanilla ice cream of the same brand.
I'm no longer amused, just shaking my head that it's come to this.