Ze Frog
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Hi all.
So starting to make room for a pair of powered monitors, 90% Neumann KH 150's. Part of my decision to go down this path is to greatly simplify my system and have less components, ideally I'm aiming for a one box does all approach.
Regarding equipment capable of Playing CD's, acting as a Pre-amp/volume control and an interface/DAC should I want to Bluetooth music or connect TV etc I am currently looking at the Quad Arterra Play +. This one box seems to do all I'm asking, but wondering if there are better suggestions for at or below that price of £1200?
I'm not really into streaming, although I do Bluetooth from YouTube or Spotify if there is something I can't find a CD of, Kaiti Kink Ensemble being an example, seems to be exclusively digital as can't find on CD anywhere I've looked. Most of my music listening is CD based, and a few records, still starting out again with vinyl and obviously I will have a separate turntable.
Ideally also I'd really like XLR outputs, but not a deal breaker unless that will effect operation of the KH 150's regarding input power resulting in low gain.
Thanks in advance.
So starting to make room for a pair of powered monitors, 90% Neumann KH 150's. Part of my decision to go down this path is to greatly simplify my system and have less components, ideally I'm aiming for a one box does all approach.
Regarding equipment capable of Playing CD's, acting as a Pre-amp/volume control and an interface/DAC should I want to Bluetooth music or connect TV etc I am currently looking at the Quad Arterra Play +. This one box seems to do all I'm asking, but wondering if there are better suggestions for at or below that price of £1200?
I'm not really into streaming, although I do Bluetooth from YouTube or Spotify if there is something I can't find a CD of, Kaiti Kink Ensemble being an example, seems to be exclusively digital as can't find on CD anywhere I've looked. Most of my music listening is CD based, and a few records, still starting out again with vinyl and obviously I will have a separate turntable.
Ideally also I'd really like XLR outputs, but not a deal breaker unless that will effect operation of the KH 150's regarding input power resulting in low gain.
Thanks in advance.