"Is there a high-end receiver which eliminates the need for a separate DAC, pre-amp and amp?"
I'd spend $300 on Behringer deq 2496 (digital equalizer) and the companion microphone and a cable. Then another $230 on a Panasonic Xr55. The Panasonic does truly wonderful things with direct digital input. So there's no need for a DAC. The DEQ does wonderful things to the way the sound out of the speakers mates with your room. Both items together are awesome. SB -> DEQ -> Panny I'd save the rest for music, because after you've got this wired up and have done the RTA on your room you're going to want to run out and buy some new music. -Dan I doubt your paradigms are bi-wirable, but if not then that can be next on the list of things you look into down the road. Some nice speakers with separate binding post pairs for high and low. I trust you're storing your music in losless format? edit: ok you said no new music, then just save the cash... -- dwc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dwc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1892 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20198 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
