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Old 07-02-2019, 09:46 PM
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The NuWave DSD was replaced by the Stellar DAC/Pre GainCell.

It is based off an older ESS Sabre chipset but it has some tweaks and actually sounds quite good (not the usual ESS901x flavor).

That said, since you are into TIDAL and I expect you want to experiment with MQA (neither the NuWave/Stellar nor the Schiit DACs support that format), I'd suggest one of the following, based on your project.

a. ProJect PreBox S2
https://www.project-audio.com/en/pro...ox-s2-digital/



uses the latest spec ESS9038 (designed with inputs from Ayre and used in the QX5 streamer) and sounds IMHO way better than the older 902x 901x series. Also used in the highly regarded Oppo 205

b. the TEAC NT505
it is a network streamer that has its own app but is also Roon compatible

https://www.teac-audio.eu/en/product...05-149454.html



Basically it is like a cut down Esoteric - uses the same AKM4497 as used in the Esoteric SACD players (just not as many of them in parallel).

It is Roon endpoint network compatible, does MQA TIDAL as well as all the latest and greatest and has the beautiful AKM DAC sound (which I prefer over the ESS9038).

They also sell a UD503 which is the same DAC but without the network streamer
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