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I’m a newbie, to digital, I admit it. I’m confused on digital to digital output and if DA conversion occurs once, twice. I’d like to stream (have a Pro + w the DAC), to my R26 R2R (which I feed to a Levinson preamp via XLR). If I’m running Wiim via say Optical (24/192 vis WiFi), into Gustard...

Currently, I'm using an Anthem MRX300 receiver as a preamp, outputting to some Marantz MA500 monoblock amps. I use this for both movies and music, but it really isn't cutting it for music. I've now read enough threads & tests on this site that agree with what I'm hearing - that most AVRs are...