Ron Wagstaff
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Trouble with this winter lockdown is that it gives me too much time to read reviews and watch youtube. It gets me thinking how could I improve my setup. Umm...
I read how DACs have improved dramatically over the last 5-years, somelike the £130 Topping E30 gets rave reviews.
I play a lot of surround music through my 2007 Sony STR-DA5300ES AV and think should I be bypassing the DAC in the Sony? Currently I'm playing my music through a Toshiba i7 laptop via an HDMI lead. My speakers are Acoustic Energy Aegis in a 6.1 setup.
What are my options? Could I connect 4 stereo DACs to my laptop? How? Would the miniDSP U-DAC8 (if I could get hold of one) be a significant update?
I must say the exaSound E38 is way beyond my budget.
Thanks for any advice.
I read how DACs have improved dramatically over the last 5-years, somelike the £130 Topping E30 gets rave reviews.
I play a lot of surround music through my 2007 Sony STR-DA5300ES AV and think should I be bypassing the DAC in the Sony? Currently I'm playing my music through a Toshiba i7 laptop via an HDMI lead. My speakers are Acoustic Energy Aegis in a 6.1 setup.
What are my options? Could I connect 4 stereo DACs to my laptop? How? Would the miniDSP U-DAC8 (if I could get hold of one) be a significant update?
I must say the exaSound E38 is way beyond my budget.
Thanks for any advice.
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