First of all , a huge shout-out to all contributors of this wonderful forum. I've learnt a great deal about Audio just reading your posts.
My current 2 channel setup is as follows:
While this is good, here's what I believe would make it better!
My current 2 channel setup is as follows:
- Transport : WiiM Mini
- DAC : Topping E30
- Int Amp : Marantz PM8006
- Speakers : Pioneer SP-FS52 & sometimes Polk Audio TSX550t
- Streaming platform : Spotify , digital collection on Synology NAS which I play from my windows laptop using Foobar 2000 to the aforementioned DAC's USB input
- Room size : 12 * 20
While this is good, here's what I believe would make it better!
- Getting a better DAC ( Gustard X16 or the Topping DL90. ( purely based on reviews.. please suggest if you have better options )
- Getting a pair of speakers such as , Fine Audio F303 ( again based on reviews...please suggest if you have better options although I might not go for speaker upgrade immediately as the budget is ~ 1Lac)
- Getting a all-in-one system such as the ND8006 for the following reasons:
- Comes with a good quality CD player ( have a few CDs .. would love to play them on ND8006 if I decide to go for it )
- Option of connecting E30 DAC to the analogue inputs of ND8006 or the PM 8006 ( as I'm doing now ) .. ND has a separation circuit at line level to filter out noise.
- Option of connecting laptop to the USB B input
- Natural pairing with PM8006
- Comes with a built-in DAC chip ESS9016 which seems better than the one inside E30 ( correct me please )
- Can still use the WiiM mini for services not available on ND8006 or sell it
- Better power mgt which could improve the listening experience ?