Few months ago I updated my DAC with NAD M51 to listen with Parasound Halo P3 + New Classic 2125 and KEF iQ9 + Cabasse Santorin 21 (Sub-woofers)
But then I ended up changing the amplification with Musical Fidelity Nu-vista 600, and acoustics with ProAc Response D48R.
I am wondering, maybe that DAC is too cheap for that amp and those speakers now, and it's worth changing it to something of a higher class to match other components?
How do I know that 'proportion' of prices. Like, some say that amp should be twice expensive than the speakers. Some people say exactly the opposite and so on. The relation to those in DACs' price range is even more of a mystery to me.
That new equipment is in use less than a month, so maybe it's still 'burning in', but the sound I have now is satisfying, sometimes it's even great, but maybe the "cheap" DAC prevents the rest of the components from being amazing?
I wish I could take somewhere more expensive DAC to listen and to find out myself, but I don't have this opportunity right now and thought I'd try and ask people with experience.
So! When I start the topic with local dealers, they all as one keep saying that my source (PC) is bad, and almost hanging up on me by the phone, when I say I use my PC as a source
In short, they are trying to convert me to a streamer listener! ?
As I work from home and I like the convenience of using my PC to control the music, I'd really like to keep it this way, but if Streamer means a huge boost in sound quality, I'd sacrifice the convenience without thinking twice.
What would you suggest:
1) Should I get a streamer to match nicely with the rest of my components? If so, what price range it should be taking in account the amp's and acoustics' prices?
I'm thinking of getting PS Audio's Direct Stream DAC.
2) Or maybe there's a way to make my PC sounding amazing that would match a great streamer's sound quality? Of course, I'm ready to any expenses that might be required in this case (I use digital toslink output and Foobar2000).
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Sergey_S
Hey guys,
This is like my first forum ever!
I am a desktop PC music listener.
Few months ago I updated my DAC with NAD M51 to listen with Parasound Halo P3 + New Classic 2125 and KEF iQ9 + Cabasse Santorin 21 (Sub-woofers)
But then I ended up changing the amplification with Musical Fidelity Nu-vista 600, and acoustics with ProAc Response D48R.
I am wondering, maybe that DAC is too cheap for that amp and those speakers now, and it's worth changing it to something of a higher class to match other components?
How do I know that 'proportion' of prices. Like, some say that amp should be twice expensive than the speakers. Some people say exactly the opposite and so on. The relation to those in DACs' price range is even more of a mystery to me.
That new equipment is in use less than a month, so maybe it's still 'burning in', but the sound I have now is satisfying, sometimes it's even great, but maybe the "cheap" DAC prevents the rest of the components from being amazing?
I wish I could take somewhere more expensive DAC to listen and to find out myself, but I don't have this opportunity right now and thought I'd try and ask people with experience.
So! When I start the topic with local dealers, they all as one keep saying that my source (PC) is bad, and almost hanging up on me by the phone, when I say I use my PC as a source
In short, they are trying to convert me to a streamer listener! ?
As I work from home and I like the convenience of using my PC to control the music, I'd really like to keep it this way, but if Streamer means a huge boost in sound quality, I'd sacrifice the convenience without thinking twice.
What would you suggest:
1) Should I get a streamer to match nicely with the rest of my components? If so, what price range it should be taking in account the amp's and acoustics' prices?
I'm thinking of getting PS Audio's Direct Stream DAC.
2) Or maybe there's a way to make my PC sounding amazing that would match a great streamer's sound quality? Of course, I'm ready to any expenses that might be required in this case (I use digital toslink output and Foobar2000).
Thanks!
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