These forums are always great place to learn, which I need to do. I am going to be running either Pure Music or Fidelia on my MacBook and looking for what most would call a budget amp+dac, or something to output to and then to connect my PSB bookshelp speakers.
Have looked at the following:
Onkyo TX-NR609 A/V receiver
NAD C326BEE integrated amp + HRT MusicStreamer II Dac
Emotiva XDA-1 preamp/Dac+Emotiva UPA-2 power amplifier
Music Hall a.25.2 integrated amp+HRT MusicStreamer II Dac
and the beat goes on..........
Also looked at some of the Cambridge Audio integrated amps + the HRT. Would consider the Dacmagic they make but slightly above my financial ceiling.
Can anyone give me some preferences/experiences/etc?
The NAD combo would run about $550.
The Onkyo receiver runs $499
The Emotiva combo $600 to $800
The Music Hall combo at $500
Correction to subject: The solutions using the HRT MusicStreamer II are USB out from the Mac, not Toslink.
Edited by starbux48 - 4/20/11 at 2:34pm
