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Do be careful that the you don't go with the C2300 thinking it has an internal DAC. Only later iterations of McIntosh pre's have that capability.
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IMO - Grab the McIntosh PreAmp, C2500 or C2600 to compliment the 452, you get the sound and options for other components later. Innuos makes a nice piece and will add positive attributes to the Mac Pre |
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Agreed; the Innuos stuff is way cool; I wish I had a spare $1200; I would buy their litle half-chassis Innuos Zen Mk3.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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Got the C2500 and testing a bluesound node2i as a streamer which is working very well using the c2500 dac. I have nothing better to compare to ever in my system as airport express and toslink cable was in use prior. I am on a waiting list for a Innous Zen MK3 (thanks Stephen). I certainly hope that there will be a noticeable and appreciable step up in sound Q from the bluesound. Of course the Innous has built-in storage and a ripper drive (which is nice but a low priority for me). What say you Puma Cat? from a sound perspective?
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Jayvis, yes I like the sound of your reasoning. It would be nice to hear for myself with a listening comparison to the MB50 and the Innous Zen Mk3, not going to happen. In the end it's all about the sound. The Innous looks very nice on features and reviews. apperantly demand is pretty high on the innous as the dealer didn't even ask for payment until it arrives. Options are still open on this. I do like the added features of the innous over the mb50 if on par sound wise.
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But, I watched John Darko's review of the full-width version, and he preferred it to the Auralic Aries G1. I think you are going to be very happy with it, is my guess, and would wager it will rather notably out-perform the Bluesound. Even the little Allo DigiOne Signature out-performs the Bluesound, acc. to Darko. Here is the link to the review:https://youtu.be/RlCG2fK-abo
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. Last edited by Puma Cat; 04-05-2019 at 09:53 PM. |
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Please report back on you listing experience. I read that the mb50 does not support gapless playback. I just started using tidal and the gapless playback thing is a real issue that I didn’t experience with Spotify. It can be really annoying.
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If you want gapless Tidal playback, Lumin product line (e.g. D2, T2) and Esoteric N-01 / N-05 support gapless Tidal and MQA full decoding.
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Peter Lie - LUMIN Firmware Lead Last edited by wklie; 04-09-2019 at 04:43 AM. |
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Since I rarely listen to streamed live recordings, I can't answer your question on gapless playback. To me, overall sound quality and synergy within my system trumped all other features when I decided on the MB50. It's performed flawlessly.
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