Naim DAC-V1 vs Marantz HD-DAC1   Which one is better choice - if I grade the three roles of device from the most to the least important to me - like this: #1 - head-amp #2 - pre-amp #3 - DAC   Thank you!

Marantz HD-DAC1 vs Naim DAC-V1   Which one is better choice - if I grade the three roles of device from the most to the least important to me - like this: #1 - head-amp #2 - pre-amp #3 - DAC   Thank you!

How about pairing Marantz HD-DAC1 with JOB 225 power amplifier? http://www.jobsys.com/job225doc.htm Do you think HD-DAC1 could be suitable for the JOB as preamplifier? Thanks.

Some here in this thread reported NO clicking from their Marantz HD-DAC1. I have Valab DAC-X9 - no clicking whatsoever.

I've read most of this thread, I'll try to read everything. Today I've found HD-DAC1 from a trusted seller for 50% of the usual price!! Brand new, silver version. Seller says that it's made in 2015 - so being from the later (latest?) batch, can I expect it won't have that clicks/hum issues...

Thank you WilCox. I discovered Deckard last night, here on head-fi. The only problem with it is that it doesn't have enough inputs for me. With two more inputs it would be a solution to my problem, but I have to keep searching. Thanks.

Can you recommend me any other head-amp (preferably with built-in DAC) which looks similar to HDVD 800, but costs less (preferably much less), with good choice of inputs (preferably all 4: optical, coaxial, balanced and RCA), without hum & relay-clicking issues that some devices (like Marantz...

Thank you Manko. You're totally right about HDVD being an overkill, it costs more than my Sonus faber towers, not to mention Sennheiser 598. But Marantz has some other issues, I'm trying to find out more about it, some "clicking noise". HDVA 600 is somewhat cheaper, especially on eBay, maybe...

Can you please explain this part to me a bit more? I'm thinking about buying HD-DAC1 as a head-amp for my headphones and as DAC for my PC, to connect it with optical cable. When I listen to audio files from my PC, I always do other stuff at the same time, clicking non-stop. So what exactly can...

Hello, I have Sennheiser HD 598 and I listen to all types of music, mostly from the 70's and 80's, heavy metal, rock, disco, synth-pop, orchestral... I want to buy head-amp/DAC, with different inputs (optical, coaxial, XLR, RCA) so that I can connect my PC, CD and Blu-ray players. Right now I'm...

I'd rather go with head-amp and DAC as one component, because I already have too much components.

Hi! I have Sennheiser HD 598 and I listen to all types of music, mostly from the 70's and 80's, heavy metal, rock, disco, synth-pop, orchestral... I want to buy head-amp/DAC, with different inputs (optical, coaxial, XLR, RCA) so that I can connect my PC, CD and Blu-ray players. Right now I'm...

Thanks PurpleAngel. I'm looking for a real component, similar to those two I mentioned. I like HD 598 very much, but headphones don't last forever. One day I'll have new, even better headphones. I don't plan on changing head-amp/DAC any time soon, so it doesn't matter if I get one now which is...

Hello, I have Sennheiser HD 598 and I listen to all types of music, mostly from the 70's and 80's, heavy metal, rock, disco, synth-pop, orchestral... I want to buy headphone amplifier + DAC in one device. It needs to have different inputs (optical, coaxial, XLR, RCA) so that I can connect my...

Hello all - greetings from Croatia! My first post, I just registered.   I use Sennheiser HD 598, I love them.   At the moment I have Magnum IA.170 integrated amplifier, which has a headphone jack, just like all of my prior amplifiers had. But now for the first time I plan to buy amplifier...