Julf wrote: > For the DAC part, I am pretty sure the 140 Audioengine D1 that drives > my genelecs is more than transparent and accurate enough, and in fact > even the 24 UCA-202 combined ADC and DAC that I use for room > measurements 'seems to be good enough' > (http://matrixhifi.com/ENG_contenedor_ppec.htm). Same goes for the 30 > hifiberry DAC I use on my raspberry pi. > > Cheapest amp? As long as they aren't pushed beyond their comfort zone in > terms of power and load impedance, the TPA31XXD2 series class D chips > probably give you transparency and accuracy at a reasonable price - you > can get a 2x50W stereo amp board for something like 25, but need to add > case, power supply and connectors, so looking at maybe 100 for a > complete amp.
Fascinating! So a combination of the D1 and one of these TPA31XXD2 amps would sound as good as / indistinguishable from, say, a dCS stack feeding a set of Pass Labs mono amps? Given of course, a compatible speaker load? And, just to clarify the parameters, assuming they're driving a fairly high-end pair of speakers, not a set of Logitech desktop jobbies. Jason ------------------------------------------------------------------------ doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102632
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