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Hi,
after lurking here for a while, I have realised that a good system for me would be a reasonably powered class-D power amplifier together with a low-end DAC/headphone amp. This will give me the ability to listen to TV-sound through TOSLINK and audio from my Sony Blu-Ray thorugh Coax, and I get the flexibility to test different speakers from the second hand market, and I can listen to headphones if I don't want to disturb the rest of the family. I can also upgrade the DAC if I need support for new formats or more functionality.
For example something based on NC500 and the Loxjie M30
(Btw, like so many others here, I would like HDMI-ARC as well, but there aren't many options. I have found Arylic BP50, but at $109 I am sceptical...)
But I have also been convinced of the utility of room correction, or at least some form of equalization, this narrows it down.
Finally, I can ignore my interest in trying different speakers and just get a pair of Genelecs or Neumanns and use their built in room correction.
after lurking here for a while, I have realised that a good system for me would be a reasonably powered class-D power amplifier together with a low-end DAC/headphone amp. This will give me the ability to listen to TV-sound through TOSLINK and audio from my Sony Blu-Ray thorugh Coax, and I get the flexibility to test different speakers from the second hand market, and I can listen to headphones if I don't want to disturb the rest of the family. I can also upgrade the DAC if I need support for new formats or more functionality.
For example something based on NC500 and the Loxjie M30
(Btw, like so many others here, I would like HDMI-ARC as well, but there aren't many options. I have found Arylic BP50, but at $109 I am sceptical...)
But I have also been convinced of the utility of room correction, or at least some form of equalization, this narrows it down.
- I can go for a MiniDSP Flex and get lots of flexibility, but loose the headphones.
- Or I can get the RME ADI-2 and get both, but at that price I can also get a tonewinner and get lots of options and flexibility.
- I can also go with the MiniDSP and add a separate headphone-amp,
- or use a MiniDSP 2x4 just for room-correction between the DAC and the AMP (seems a terrible waste of it's capabilities, though).
Finally, I can ignore my interest in trying different speakers and just get a pair of Genelecs or Neumanns and use their built in room correction.