(24-Apr-2016, 19:02)nfnc Wrote: Another thought. SwissBear reported previously that the Mutec MC3+ USB via AES was better than USB (even with an Intona USB isolator in the chain). Could it be that the Devialet works better than with the AES input. In that sense, perhaps a Melco + Mutec via AES will be competitive with the Aurender N10/W20?
Actually, the same thought had occurred to me. If you consider that the N1ZH may well perform almost as well as the N1Z, and then consider that at UK prices an N1ZH + Mutec MC3 +USB is over 2.5k cheaper than either the N10 or the N1Z, it makes quite a compelling proposition. It would be almost impossible to audition though.
1000 Pro - KEF Blade - iFi Zen Stream - Mutec REF10 - MC3+USB - Pro-Ject Signature 12
