Is this Idea crazy

[stu_n]

So here's my setup. Im only listing the 2 channel portion

Marantz av 8802 mk2 Pre/pro (or whatever the new version is called)
NAD Master M27 amp
Cambridge Azur 752 disc
Usher cp8571 diamnd

So this system works for my home-theater setup but I would like more refined 2 channel performance

So my thought is add something like the Exogal Comet or Wadia 321 (322) using the digital out of my Cambridge as source, This gives me upnp streaming from my NAS into the new DAC, I hook up the output of the DAC to the Balanced XLR on the NAD amp, The Marantz stays hooked up to the rca inputs. On the NAD you have a switch on the back for each channel XLR or RCA ( very easy to get at in my case). I cant think of a down side to this as it lets me use one system for 2 channel or home theater. But Im a newbie to the whole dac side of things. The 2 dacs I named are not my final choice just an example of some Ive seen highly rated and at the top of my budget LOL though that always seems like a moving target

Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated

Cheers
Stu

 

[esldude]

Don't see any reason it would not work.

 

[asiufy]

Hi stu!

One quick tip, as I've evaluated the Exogal, and I found the Auralic Vega DAC to be slightly better, at the same price range. The Vega has a pretty good (digital) volume control, so you'll be able to do exactly what you planned (XLR from DAC to amp). It also has a myriad of inputs, SPDIF/AES for your Cambridge transport, and USB if you want to hook up a server/computer. It was just updated to do Quad DSD speeds, so it's reasonably up-to-date.


cheers,
alex

 

[stu_n]

Hi stu!

One quick tip, as I've evaluated the Exogal, and I found the Auralic Vega DAC to be slightly better, at the same price range. The Vega has a pretty good (digital) volume control, so you'll be able to do exactly what you planned (XLR from DAC to amp). It also has a myriad of inputs, SPDIF/AES for your Cambridge transport, and USB if you want to hook up a server/computer. It was just updated to do Quad DSD speeds, so it's reasonably up-to-date.


cheers,
alex

Thanks for the suggestion, that was one on my mental list already. Have heard good things about the vega..also probably easier to find at least up here in the frozen north.

One thing im trying to wrap my limited mental capacity around is music servers...and the stagering price for what they do.. to be more succinct its the dac that does the conversion and just about everybody uses their tablet etc to upnp to it what benifit is there to using someting like the aurender 100 etc over using the cambridge via upnp to send the signal to the dac

 

[stu_n]

Thanks esldude. I thought it should work, but like i said im pretty new to the digital side of things and dacs in particular