Recent content by Sarasota Romanista

Thanks for your input. Per the picture, were dealing with a pretty big room (not perfect for critical listening) I am powering Klipsch La Scala AL5's with a McIntosh MA352, just need some processing for Movie night and a DAC that can do justice to the digital streams. Narrowed down the search 2...

Disclaimer, I'm not well versed in this hobby just yet, but isn't it a far superior Dac?

Appreciate the feedback, the reason for the 2 options was that I initially narrowed down the search to units that had XLR outputs. I've never heard the difference, but the feedback I've gotten is that it is a bit superior?

Family room 4.2 system click to view, (Klipsch La Scala AL5's, 2 acoustic energy 12" subs, 2 back ceiling speakers) Profile 1: Music listening 2.2 & profile 2: Movies 4.2 Selection process: cheapest preamps with XLR outputs Option 1: Anthem AVM70 preamp (I have really nice amps to power the...