Shizdan
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Should i get the ZERO DAC or just use my Auzentech Prelude?
Auzentech Prelude --> Zero Dac--> Marantz HT Receiver
Auzentech Prelude --> Zero Dac--> Marantz HT Receiver
Originally Posted by Garret Jax /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just use the Prelude -> Receiver. Are you using the Prelude to decode or the receiver? The prelude has pretty good analog outs on it. |
Originally Posted by Shizdan /img/forum/go_quote.gif I go Prelude Through Optical to the Receiver |
Originally Posted by moodyrn /img/forum/go_quote.gif I never heard the zero, but I had an upgraded zhaolu before getting the prelude. The stock preluded sounded marginally better than the zhaolu, so I got rid of it. Later I upgraded the opamp to a moon hdam and now it's leaps and bounds above anything the zhaolu could do. Keep your money, or use it to upgrade other components. |
Originally Posted by MadMan007 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Looking at this one again it seems to me the question is whether the Zero or the Marantz receiver has a better DAC section because all he'd be doing is using the Zero for the DAC instead of the Marantz. Maybe if you want to add the Zero as a HA in the loop for headphone listening without using the Marantz it makes sense. But since the Marantz is 'HT' I might assume he runs surround material through the Prelude, so you'd have to set it up so that different connection types do different tasks. One S/PDIF type for the surround material straight in to the Marantz and the other in to the Zero for HA use. |