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As I acknowledge the NE5532 and NE5534 are a bit "warm-colored" or "musical" opamps. If you want the neutral and transparent sounding(lower distortion of the circuit), IMO the LME49720 would be a good choice to replace 5532 .They are also cheap,I bought 4 of them for only 12$.

did you do the "Opamp Rolling" to change the stock 5532 and 5534 into something else?

nice! I'm very Intrigued, considering buying this BRZHiFi amp.It also would be a blind buying as you described. I'm just glad that someone here already owns this amp. Hopefully the review of it would come out soon

How do you like your "BRZHIFI" amp so far?

Yes I suppose so. External MQA DAC” = Disabled: SPDIF outputs an “MQA Core Decoded” stream in a 24/88.2 or 24/96 container. External MQA DAC = Enabled: SPDIF outputs a bit-perfect undecided MQA stream in a 24/44.1 or 24/48 container.

I think it would work this way.Node 2i outputs decoded MQA signals to X16 to do the rendering

dang,I just bought smsl m400 for $670 2 weeks ago.should have waited and purchase this DAC since both measurements are quite good.

what about this one? https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/power-amplifier/audiophonics-mpa-s250nc-xlr-class-d-stereo-amplifier-ncore-2x250w-4-ohm-p-14185.html it seems to be the cheapest NC252MP implement on the market. I’m not sure if it worth spending 200 bucks more to get the IOM 250 stereo tho...

I got mine with discount price at 600$ from ShenzhenAudio website last week.i wonder where that 400$ one bought from

must be mistaken.rear is 4.4mm output.I have my 4.4mm -> XLR cable plugged in.

The internal DAC of Bluesound Node 2i is decent.ofc unless if you want spend over 1000 eur for an external DAC,it would sound a bit better but not that much in your whole system.one advantage of node 2i is it's capable of decoding MQA format.It's very practical if you stream Tidal through the...

you are welcome :) those you mentioned are integrated amps ,not just power amps.Hegel h90 is a good choice but just a bit pricey for its specs compared to others.I have a Hegel H190.it's very neutral and transparent.i couldn't speak for the other two since i haven't lisentened to them.You might...

you might need sth like this

I would recommend picking speakers (passive) you like at first, and then you could upgrade your amp for your speakers specifically.

I think more power wouldn’t be needed.5V 1A should just work just fine, although iPower rated 5V 2.5 A.i have mine Zen DAC fed by a 5V 1.6A (peak 3A)linear PSU. There’s incremental difference I could hear but definitely not much.

well I think you could be able to listen and compare both within 30 days or at least 14 days under returning policy.

for gaming i would go G6 for its other features (dolby audio,5.1/7.1surround sound virtualizer).Schiit Hel might sound better for just listening to music.Depending on your budget, you could listen to them both and decide.

well in that case you should consider this Zen dac or hip dac

Argon SA1 is very interesting,has identical appearance and similar specs with NAD amp1. probably all danish design.i wonder how it sounds