Intoducing the McIntosh D100 Digital Preamplier

[o0OBillO0o]

Love to "hear" comparisons to the MCD1100/500..

[allen_bh]

Originally Posted by joeinid

Very nice, thanks for the info.

How does it compare to the dac in the MCD1100? Any idea?

Thanks!

At msrp of $2500 I doubt its an ESS Sabre DAC. I find the lack of information from McIntosh about the DAC troubling. Last time they did this we got the C48/50.

If anyone finds out what DAC its using I think we all would appreciate it if you would post it here.

[enit]

It is an ESS. It's like the lower half of the mcd1100. Good that they didn't change the design/specs as mentioned in the other thread.

I agree that it will be a good seller for mc. Good price range, and good SQ.

Get excited already if you aren't! ")

[kingstoneage]

I am interested if the DA100 is better than the Wadia121 DAC?

I ordered the Wadia some weeks ago and i'm still waiting for it......so i don't know what to do.

The Wadia is about 1500€ in germany, the price of the McIntosh is not confirmed. I guess it will be around 2800-3000€.......

[JemHadar]

A winner.

If it would be complemented by a Streamer/Server and Rip Station in the same form factor it would be a killer system...and herald McIntosh into a new era !

[eedork]

This is very exciting. I have been wanting a DAC for a while but have been waiting for this ever since I first hear about it. It should pair up nicely with my MA6600 and make for a sweet and relatively compact system with big sound.

miatadan ... any information on when these will start shipping?

-Matt

[kingstoneage]

Originally Posted by eedork

This is very exciting. I have been wanting a DAC for a while but have been waiting for this ever since I first hear about it. It should pair up nicely with my MA6600 and make for a sweet and relatively compact system with big sound.

miatadan ... any information on when these will start shipping?

-Matt

I also have a MA6600, so the new D100 would fit perfectly, but i just ordered a Wadia 121 DAC.......

so i don't know what to do!

[Ritmo]

Interesting...

[o0OBillO0o]

Originally Posted by kingstoneage

I also have a MA6600, so the new D100 would fit perfectly, but i just ordered a Wadia 121 DAC.......

so i don't know what to do!

get both, compare, return the one you don't want.

[nukular]

I'm not following how this preamp is great for an ma6600 owner? Would you just bypass the ma6600 front-end or are you planning on using it as like an uber-digital switchbox for one input on the ma6600. (i.e. 5 digital inputs to feed into the ma6600 front-end).