![]() ![]() ![]() and the Baby Boom DACs from Bluesound et al. I do acknowledge the lovely existence of NAS-like front ends from Aurender and Melco (maybe more), hybrid bridge/DAC arrangements like I used to have with a Sonore microRendu, SGC power supply, and Ayre QB-9 DSD under Roon-and that’s great, too-plus the Big Boy components from dCS, etc. So, in that spirit, I am discussing DACs here that have internal network bridges for RJ/E or Wi-Fi input (and control), the DAC section itself, and an analog section that allows a modicum of control such that said DAC might function as a digital-only line stage (“preamplifier”). Why would I not want to do that? Words by Andy Schaub, Images Courtesy of Moon Audio If I had not ripped something or just wanted to try it at-roughly-full CD fidelity, I ask TIDAL and it obeys. I could even adjust the volume with the MiND App back then. Direct laptop-to-DAC results notwithstanding (I am an Audirvana Studio development partner), I just felt like I could magically pick almost anything in my collection through this beautiful tablet UX and the music would just play in high fidelity. It felt like I was finally playing a digital turntable instead of shoving discs into a slot and hoping for the best. The first time I tried a streaming DAC like the Matrix Audio Element M2 as an integrated component, it was a Simaudio MOON Neo 280D. When I tell you, each DAC must have its own special bridge ….” You might think me daft as a high-pass subwoofer “The reviewing of DACs is a difficult matter, ![]()
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