Hey guys, dear audio experts,
First time poster here.
I'm looking for a combi DAC / FDA or class D amp. I was very interested by the A30 following Amir's very positive review. The design, budget and features, not too much and not too few, it just looked too perfect to be true. And indeed it is, after reading all the 40+ pages of the review : the USB chip.
As my primary usage would be exactly USB (secondary RCA) out of my Mac mini, hence using the integrated DAC, it seems it kind of would defeat the purpose because of the cheap Realtek component through which only the USB is routed.
Last thing, the power isn't really relevant as it will drive 2 Klipsch RF82 II which are very easy to drive (98dB or something).
Is there any alternative in that 200-300 price range besides the A30 with a separate DAC ? I like to keep things simple and hence, the less devices the better...
First time poster here.
I'm looking for a combi DAC / FDA or class D amp. I was very interested by the A30 following Amir's very positive review. The design, budget and features, not too much and not too few, it just looked too perfect to be true. And indeed it is, after reading all the 40+ pages of the review : the USB chip.
As my primary usage would be exactly USB (secondary RCA) out of my Mac mini, hence using the integrated DAC, it seems it kind of would defeat the purpose because of the cheap Realtek component through which only the USB is routed.
Last thing, the power isn't really relevant as it will drive 2 Klipsch RF82 II which are very easy to drive (98dB or something).
Is there any alternative in that 200-300 price range besides the A30 with a separate DAC ? I like to keep things simple and hence, the less devices the better...