DAC/Pre vs. Pre

[Fredo_Kort]

Thank you for your quck answer, Chris. I am looking forward to reading your review.

 

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Eloise got me slightly worried, meanwhile. I once saw a NAP 250.2 driven by a Lehmann Cube Linear (in turn, fed by a Wavelength Proton DAC if I remember well) and it sounded great (meaning: I don't sense/think there was a compatibility issue there, but then again I am not an expert).

 

I will make enquiries on specialised fora, but if any Naim-literate CA reader knew of any example of "DAC into NAP with no NAC" setup, or could report a failure in trying that, I'd be very interested to know.

 

To be fair, NAC preamps are fantastic, but before spending 3,000£ or so for a NAC282 +HICAP (as a likely prelude to another 1,500£ for a Naim Dac, all used) I thought I might look into these nice new DAC/pre units, which presumably have been designed to be able to do the complete great job up to the power amp.

 

Thanks again & best wishes,

 

Alfred.

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi Alfred - I just spoke to Grace Design about the m903. I'm still getting the first review unit. Grace should be finished shipping all its backorders in about one week. After that I'll receive a unit here for review.

 

[nikander]

Dear "MarkSA",

 

in your "scale" - how much is the sound difference between KRK ergo and Lyngdorf DPA-1 (20 points or more or less?). Is seems to be surprisingly (for its money) close to the much more expensive Lyngdorf.

 

regards and thanks in advance,

 

Nikander