BleaK
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I have had the NFB-10SE for 6month now, and I still like very much. No argue that there's better equipment out there, but for the price I think the NFB-10 is a steal!
the -10 makes for a nice preamp and digitial preamp. The only downside is preference in that I personally like actual volume nobs better but most other people really enjoy the buttons (that the -10 has). Just note that for movies, the -10, and almost every single other amp/dac on head-fi only decodes or outputs in 2 channel - so you wont be getting an improved 5.1 etc signal out of it (which doesn't look like you were looking for but just in case)
Looking forward to the upgrade!
Concerning the DAC section of this model, is it identical to the 17.2 (or 32) ? Do they sound the same as a balanced DAC ?
Or are there some differences, compromises due to the dual function of the 10.32 ? For example, the 10.32 page does not mention Class A sources while the 17.32 apparently has several.
Thanks for the info. BTW I'm not sure if I'm reading this right: are the line preamp outputs on the 10.x the same as the DAC outputs ? That is does the volume also control the DAC outputs (RCA / XLR) ?
If so is there an operating mode for "pure DAC" and one for "DAC + line preamp" or are the volume and other preamp functions always present in the DAC outputs ?