If u could what would u like to diy as the cost new is probably more than you want to pay
For me I would love to build a version of the ifi neo stream with optical lan but a bigger screen.
What’s your current dream

https://ifi-audio.com/products/neo-stream/

The mp200 is a great mm The non wood Grado MI are also good The MP200 is the sweet spot of the range, considered to have the best bang to buck ratio of the Nagoaka range. It’s a great buy! I added a wood body from Germany- not sure of the effect on sound but it wasn’t worse- also have a Stilton aud...

Editors end of February in Leeds
Prior to that was Leeds fes to see imagine dragons & billie elish- now that was good

The mp200 is a great mm
The non wood Grado MI are also good

If the Grado statement is the wood series then I’ve had a couple- mm
One standard and one from expert Stylus with ruby canti and some fancy diamond- neither stood out for me at the time of owning them- had better memories with mp200 or an Ortofon mc

But the big twist is—-

Exhausted after all that- I started to think about a diy streamer as my ifi zen stream doesn’t have a display and pricing up a build soon adds up to more than the ifi with possibly not much improvement in SQ. I have a rpi 1 - a b version and have experimenting with it using Volumio with usb out cont...

Not my listing-

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186213620718 ... media=COPY

What an overall improvement The Neo dac has a similar signature to zen sig v2 - the main differences are to the sound stage- it is bigger, with improved clarity/space - does sound a little more relaxed/ effortless I like it 👍🏼❤️🎶 https://i.ibb.co/cLS5cTk/IMG-8402.jpg I got an ipurifer 3 with it to p...

Finally entered the world of pi. Came across a Rpi 1 b the other day for £10 so thought why not! I’ve got as far as installing Volumio and streaming tidal from my phone to the pi and sound via hdmi out to the tv - no pictures yet as I think I need a keyboard to log the pi to Volumio. I’ve always fan...