I bought recently a nas/streamer/dac combo to replace cd. I agree that a hi-res audio file probably means nothing. If the source is bad, than the hi-res file will be also bad. I'm copying my cds to the nas and buy on hdtracks only the music what I didn't had before. I'm able to hear a clear differen...

I agree: 1, What Paul wrote is exactly what should be done. If you don't feed the search engines with data, you will remain hard to find. 2, Now it is very difficult to find this forum. More to the point (although the administrator was very helpful in the end): it took me 4 days to register, and it ...

It seems that, if I understand you right, there is not much to think about. tis-tcs-tis-tss-tscs if I can afford it, tds is too far away. Thanks!

Please, let me know your preference: tis-tcs-tis-tss or tis-tcs-tis-a80?
What about the Integrated statement I found in the archives?
I promise that I won't bombing you with questions until february!

Is there a sa in the tcs also?

To answer the financial question, I will be able to set the budget of the project at the beginning of february (my first thought about the cap is 5000). Until then I'm trying to collect enough info to make the right decision. I'm not really a buy-use-give it back type, prefer to think in advance.

Thanks for the fast replies! Ok, I should keep the preamp. There is one more thing disturbing me about them. The p90 and the tcs have 2 volume controls. Why? I know myself, I will be out of my mind to set the same volume for the channels. Or is it simple, just there is something I don't know?

I mean 3rd party solution for the volume control. The amplifier will be nva. I was always happy with my ap50, but now I'm amazed about the improvement it was able to reveal. I hoped for much less, but I underestimated the amp.

I just started to upgrade my stuff (marantz dv12s1-ssc-nva ap50-ls3-Tannoy 638). I'm done with the source (synology nas-auralic aries-audioquest diamond usb-chord 2qute), it seems that I didn't made any big mistake, the improvement is huge. Now I would take gladly and with open ears any advice regar...