Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-09-07 Thread Wombat
Now that is something simple and complete that will be selling well i bet. 500GB Hi-Res Music Player System, 2x40W HAPS1/B http://www.sony.co.uk/product/home-cinema-receivers/hap-s1/technical-specifications#tab Transporter (modded) -> RG142 -> Avantgarde Acoustic based 500VA monoblocks -> Somme

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-09-07 Thread Dura
That was fast, 'this' (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-power-amplifiers/integrated-amplifiers/nuforce-dda-100-integrated-amplifier-review-2.html) might be one of those very affordable amps I thought in the first post are inevitable offering sq for a very decent price. It wouldn't surprise me if

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-09-05 Thread Mnyb
foxx wrote: > Yes and no. We would at least need som sort of digital switch in order > to rout the various incoming signals to the active speakers. Otherwise > we'd be left with tons on cables running into the speaker, which would > ba definitive killer for me. There are solutions for that , Mer

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-09-05 Thread Mnyb
foxx wrote: > Yes and no. We would at least need som sort of digital switch in order > to rout the various incoming signals to the active speakers. Otherwise > we'd be left with tons on cables running into the speaker, which would > ba definitive killer for me. There are solutions for that , Mer

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-09-05 Thread foxx
Yes and no. We would at least need som sort of digital switch in order to rout the various incoming signals to the active speakers. Otherwise we'd be left with tons on cables running into the speaker, which would ba definitive killer for me. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-09-03 Thread Mnyb
The logical endpiont is digital active speakers (actually has been since the early 90's but audiophiles are to darned conservative ) . :) but sadly still to few brands and price classes to make viable options for everyone :/

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-09-03 Thread Daverz
I really like the idea of getting rid of the pre-amp and DAC, but there are a couple issues for me: * My Vandersteen Quatros require a 6 dB/octave high-pass filter between the pre-amp and amp. I can do the filter with sox, but I'd prefer to send a bit-perfect signal to the digital amp. * I like

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-08-31 Thread pablolie
Even though my current main setup is a pretty classic configuration kinda stuck in a 10 year old audio(phile) paradigm, it still sounds sweet. And yet, when I think about the next step, I would definitely go for a standalone DA I think. I believe in a component serving ONE purpose, more or less. W

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-08-27 Thread foxx
Dura, you are expressing what I and many other would consider a sensible approach. What we are seeing in realiy is quite a different picture though. The market for separate DACs is unbroken. And so called 'audiophiles' are jumping on every donkey's back that comes along. It is a simple fact that t

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Digital amps like the C390Dd, the end of seperate amps and dacs?

2013-08-26 Thread Dura
I don't think I will ever buy a dac again.Or an amp. 2 months ago I replaced my Primare a30.1 integrated amp and Rega DAC (together with the van den Hul the first ultimate cables close to €3500,- , the amp was 10 years old though) with the Dac/amp NAD C390DD (€2500.- over here) and the favorable c