21-Nov-2016, 16:14
Invest in both.
The Mutec will no doubt improve both devices, the question is will it do enough for the SB to make it a competitor for higher end streamers.
A cheaper alternative for the Aurender/TotalDAC like devices would be a combination of the Mutec + microRendu or the SoTM SMS-200 (both powered by a high quality power supply like the Uptone Audio LPS-1).
The Mutec will no doubt improve both devices, the question is will it do enough for the SB to make it a competitor for higher end streamers.
A cheaper alternative for the Aurender/TotalDAC like devices would be a combination of the Mutec + microRendu or the SoTM SMS-200 (both powered by a high quality power supply like the Uptone Audio LPS-1).
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