JWahl
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I am expecting someone of the above to review the NEO as a pure DAC and combined with analogue amp such as pro-iCAN. I'm simply interested in how superior to the micro-series "DAC" (not DAC/amp combo) or equal level. I am not sure if the fully-balanced circuit really improves SQ as "DAC" only.
This is also my (as a reviewer) intended use case as I mentioned a few posts up. I'm more interested in the pure DAC performance to my balanced amplifier and hearing how much of an upgrade it is from the Micro series. I may even snatch up a Modius to serve as my temporary "cheap downgrade" if/when I sell the ADI-2, so that may be another point of comparison. So depending on the timing of the review loaner, I should have one or the other to directly compare, but maybe not both at the same time. I'll have to see how it goes.