![]() Power conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 7000 (1) and Niagara 5000 (3) (4) dedicated 20-amp lines with no. Sub-woofer: Wilson Audio Specialties Thor’s Hammer (1) horizontal lie and Wilson Watch Controller (abbr: WC)Ĭables main system: Audioquest Wel Signature speaker cables and balanced IC (preamp to amps) Wel Signature AES/EBU balanced digital IC for CD playback Audioquest Diamond optical (1) for tuner, (1) for BR player, and (1) for LD player for total of (3) Diamond USB cable McIntosh MCT cable for SACD playback Dragon power cords (5 HC cords and 3 source cords for total of 8) Thunder HC power cord for tuner cables for DVD player not listedĬables subwoofer system: Audioquest Redwood speaker cable (1) Wolf balanced subwoofer IC from WC to amp Wind balanced IC from preamp to WC Hurricane HC (2) and Dragon HC (1) power cords Sources: McIntosh MCD1100 SACD player, MVP881 BR player, MVP851 DVD player, MR87 tuner, Marantz 510LV Laser Disc player, ASUS laptop USB (JRiver Media Center 23) Most recent update: AQ Diamond USB replaces AQ CoffeeĪmps: McIntosh 1.25KW’s (3) set on floor on custom made cultured marble slabs I'm sure that having made this statement, someone will list 15 current DAC's with no volume control. Most DAC's function very well as pre's and if you don't do vinyl, in the Mac lineup the Vivaldi equivalent would be the D1100, which is what I own. ![]() "Just a DAC" doesn't really exist anymore. The big knob on the front panel is a volume control. For example, the Vivaldi can, according to the OM, be directly connected to the power amplifier. ![]() be directly connected to a power amplifier but they are not very many. I'm not going to do an exhaustive review to find a DAC that cannot function as a preamp, i.e. No volume control, just input switching." ![]() "They need to make a DAC that’s just a DAC like the MDA700 was.
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