I’m not one to rush into buying new Hifi kit, change the car, buy a new dishwasher etc. Ask my wife! I research, listen, home demo, then decide.
No point in a sideways move, it has to sound better for me to spend!
The T+A MP 200 mentioned in my earlier posts is already unplugged, boxed up and ready to go back to my dealer…it just didn’t sound as good as my current Cyrus kit!
I went to a dealer today and demo’d the following…
Auralic Aries G1 streamer transport
Sounded similar to my current set with with Cyrus Stream Xa
Auralic Altair G2.1 music streamer and DAC
I was disappointed, some tracks sounded muddled (not clear)
Linn Selekt DSM with Katalyst DAC
This sounded detailed and lots of separation.
NAIM streamers are very hard to come by. The dealer has been waiting several months for a demo model.
Moon Mind 2, similarly, not available!
If I eventually go ahead, I will have the following available to sell or trade in…
Cyrus Pre2DAC QXR with PSXR, Cyrus Stream Xa