thanks all. some interesting suggestions. will take a looksie.

hmmm, wasn't aware of dac mode. will look into this, thanks.

yes, it's a great little dac and I certainly have no complaints. just caught up in the idea of something even more minimal; chasing rainbows.

fwiw, the fact that the topping e30 has a remote control and 6 filter settings makes me think that it's not as simple as it could be etc.

I actually already have a topping e30 which I can use with this setup, but what attracted me to the nva was richard dunn's philosophy (as evidenced by the interview on nvahifi website) re: all components are bad; and hence, my search for something quite minimal in terms of design. no fixed budget, b...

hi, looking for a super simple dac. something that will play well with my "new" nva a20/p20/epos es14 setup.

what are you using?

thanks all. probably going to pick-up some ls3.

new around these parts. stumbled across an nva a20/p20 auction on ebay and a few hours down the rabbit hole later I knew I had to have it. who knows where this nva journey might take me.

I am down in east sussex fwiw.