Apologies if this has been addressed in a different thread (though I couldn’t find one on ASR)
Current office setup is: Mac(USB) -> Topping E30 DAC (E30 II arriving soon) -> Acurus RL-11 preamp -> MiniDSP 2x4HD -> Aiyima A07 -> Dynaudio Focus 110 pair (4 ohm speakers) & an active sub (M-Audio BX10S right now)
I’m thinking of moving from the Aiyima A07 amp to either an SMSL AO200 or an SMSL A300.
(I’ve also been considering the MiniDSP FLEX with balanced 6.35mm TRS outputs fwiw - but 2x4HD with RCA-outs is working fine for now.)
I do not use, nor need, either BT or USB on the power amp - I just need it for the power amp function.
Can anyone offer up any thoughts/considerations on Aiyima A07 vs SMSL AO200/A300?
And also whether the AO200 or the A300 would be the better amp choice?
Also, does the AO200/A300 always have it’s internal DSP in the audio path and what might be the internal bitrate/bitdepth used (if that matters wrt playing 192KHz from the Mac into the E30/E30-II)?
Thanks,
jdub99
Current office setup is: Mac(USB) -> Topping E30 DAC (E30 II arriving soon) -> Acurus RL-11 preamp -> MiniDSP 2x4HD -> Aiyima A07 -> Dynaudio Focus 110 pair (4 ohm speakers) & an active sub (M-Audio BX10S right now)
I’m thinking of moving from the Aiyima A07 amp to either an SMSL AO200 or an SMSL A300.
(I’ve also been considering the MiniDSP FLEX with balanced 6.35mm TRS outputs fwiw - but 2x4HD with RCA-outs is working fine for now.)
I do not use, nor need, either BT or USB on the power amp - I just need it for the power amp function.
Can anyone offer up any thoughts/considerations on Aiyima A07 vs SMSL AO200/A300?
And also whether the AO200 or the A300 would be the better amp choice?
Also, does the AO200/A300 always have it’s internal DSP in the audio path and what might be the internal bitrate/bitdepth used (if that matters wrt playing 192KHz from the Mac into the E30/E30-II)?
Thanks,
jdub99