Deaf Cat siad "I would definatly have to listen to the two set ups to see if the pre/amp section of the stereo amp & SB dac, would out way the AVR dac and AVR pre section..."
yup...that's the $1000 question... The local Totem/Arcam dealer doesn't carry the Squeezebox and although I could bring mine in I think I'd be limited to low-quality Internet radio. Even if I brought in a laptop, can I connect the two with a network cable and expect it to work or do I need a real network? What I don't want to do is fork out $1000 for an integrated amp and not have much of an improvement in sound quality without having to spend a few hundred more on an external DAC. At the same time investing in three year old A/V receiver technology for two-channel sound doesn't strike me as the right thing to do either. I'm leaning towards trying out the Outlaw RR2150 at $650 (or $500 for B-stock) for their 30-day trial. If I'm happy with the sound of that combination at least I could still add an external DAC down the road and keep the cost around $1000. -S -- SlimSmitty ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SlimSmitty's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39856 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
