USA EXASOUND 28 WITH PURE MUSIC ANDROID

which allows me far greater enjoyment of my music library. I read this comment (paraphrased) in some forum:įor me, the higher value proposition, is to buy mid-level electronics and spend more money on headphones / speakers. In fact, I am still considering the Marantz HD-DAC1 at $799 or so. If I wanted to spend more on a DAC, which I don't, this DAC might be my pick:īut I really want to stick to a much lower budget. You’ll have to look in the neighborhood of $5k to exceed its That permeates the harmonic textures of so many delta-sigma based DACs. Is exceedingly analog-like, as the NM24 avoids the halo of brightness Outputs as a headphone amplifier via a suitable adapter cable. As compensation, you can use the line-level preamp There are only two digital inputs (TosLink andĬoaxial), so you’ll need a good external asynchronous USB link forĬomputer audio. Third, it is much easier (i.e., less costly) to design a good-soundingĭAC using an R2R chip than it is with the currently ubiquitousĭelta-sigma type. Op-amp buffer, as can easily be ascertained by auditioning bothīuilt-in buffers: an AD811 video op-amp and a 6922 triode-based stage. Second, a tube buffer is sonically superior to an Sophisticated R2R DAC chip which Texas Instruments came close toĭiscontinuing in 2012. In Burr Brown’s 24-bit/96kHz PCM1704 chip, the world’s most

First, that there’s still plenty of audio magic left NM24 teaches us three important lessons regarding digital-to-analogĬonverter design. Some of the others, like the exaSound, are too pricey for me right now.Īnd maybe the NM24 is just as good as these other more expensive options, if this review is accurate. I can increase that, but I am still trying to keep my budget down to $2000 or less. But the review I read states, 'You’ll have to look in the neighborhood of $5000 to exceed its I think the price is now up to about $1590. I have a separate thread asking for speaker recommendations.ĭoes anyone have any thoughts on the Monarchy Audio NM24 DAC Preamplifier? In another discussion topic here on this forum, and I agreed about 'smooth, sweet, soft, silky treble' and 'shimmery, airy cymbals' as goals. Personal Preferences: I am looking for non-fatiguing, warm, musical qualities. The Man, Sleeping with Sirens, etc.), older rock (e.g., Rush). Music styles: acoustic, Indian classical (sitar, srangi, flute), alternative rock (Portugal. My music will be stored on a local Linux server as stated above. I don’t use streaming services that much. I don’t have any SACD’s yet, but I plan on purchasing more high quality music once I have this system set up. Music sources: CD’s, lossless music files stored on computer and MP3’s when that’s all I have available. In case it is relevant, I do own a Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 and that’s what I’m using right now with the Yamaha A-S801 integrated amp.

USA EXASOUND 28 WITH PURE MUSIC ANDROID

The two don’t talk to each other, so I’m not sure how I’ll solve the Android control issue.) (One problem I might face is that my wired network is completely separated from my WiFi network. (I could set up Samba and maybe even DNLA if absolutely required.) I intend to use a wired Gigabit Ethernet network for local streaming.

Support for either NFS or SSHFS would be ideal. I want to be able to play all the music stored on my local Linux server while controlling playback from my phone. I believe either Roon or HQPlayer has Android control options. I intend to control playback via an Android phone. (For personal reasons, I will be limiting my shopping to Amazon or BestBuy at the moment.) I like that it has XLR balanced outputs which I can connect directly to my Yamaha P5000S amp. Of those, the Teac NT-503 looks most interesting to me (so far). Resonessence Labs HERUS (Win/Linux/Mac).

Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital (Win/Linux).

Logic Supply CL100 as a Windows-based NAA.

iFi iDSD Nano/ Micro, iDAC2 (Win/Linux/Mac).

Holo Audio Spring DAC shops: US/ EU (Win/Linux).

After I buy it I’ll probably have questions about getting everything set up. In this post I mainly want to know what to buy. The HQPlayer page has this helpful hardware list that will be a starting point. I envision I will use either HQPlayer or Roon, and I’m leaning toward trying HQPlayer first. I have two amps: Yamaha P5000S power amp and Yamaha A-S801 integrated amp. I will be buying speakers, a DAC and maybe a few other things (e.g., a Network Audio Adapter ('NAA') if it isn’t built into the DAC).

Usa exasound 28 with pure music