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In Reply to: RE: Other choices posted by G Squared on March 10, 2025 at 15:14:33
I too have enjoyed the A8 very much, but then I got this offer of 20% discount on a brand new Gustard X26-lll, which I could not resist.My current audio chain is now like this: Eversolo A8 streamer > Gustard X26-lll > Lyngdorf TDAI 2200 digital amplifier with room correction > ATC SCM19 V2 speakers.
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" My current audio chain is now like this: Eversolo A8 streamer > Gustard X26-lll > Lyngdorf TDAI 2200 digital amplifier with room correction > ATC SCM19 V2 speakers."
3 boxes of electronics, with their own cases, power supplies, cables, etc. Personally, if starting from scratch, I'd have gone for a good all-in-one and spent the saving (compared with 3 boxes) on bigger / better speakers.
The ATC 19s are from their Hi-Fi rage and these are far more suitable in the home than their Professional range. I understand their model 40 is a very capable speaker.
My strategy with hi-fi is to spend as much as possible on what makes the sound we hear (the speakers) and choose carefully to ensure the electronics don't let the speakers down. My own speaker to electronics list price ratio is 7:1 and I believe this offers best value and great sound, though I accept that my next upgrade should be in electronics.
You have already earlier stated your preference for all-in-one boxes but that is beside the point in this thread. Would you care to stick to the topic?
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This is a Forum. It meanders. It can not be controlled by the OP or anyone (other than a moderator) . You can start it on the Eversolo A8 but you can't keep it there just by saying so.
So, enjoy the ride and perhaps everyone will learn something by the conversation. By the way, that's how actual conversations work, as well. They weave in and out of topics and many times end up somewhere completely different.
Absolutely right!
In fact this thread is about adding an external DAC to a device that already has a DAC, so perhaps I was less off topic than our friend suggests! I was proposing that this route adds unnecessarily to the cost of a system where perhaps resources could be better allocated by avoiding duplication, multiple boxes, cables and power supplies.
If budget is no problem, then multi-box systems may be an attractive proposition, particularly to those who like the jewellery aspect of piles of impressive boxes! Vive la difference!
the initial post again:"It took the Gustard 75 hours to really open up but then it presented a soundstage that was wider, deeper and taller than the Eversolo AKM DAC with pin point placing and space between instruments. The sound was more textured and full, and to my surprise the sound was also sweeter from the Gustard ESS DAC than from the Eversolo AKM DAC."
I was proposing that this route adds unnecessarily to the cost of a system...
Some of us don't find that notably improved fidelity constitutes "unnecessary cost" within our budgets. The real villain IMHO is the all-in-one concept where you're *locked* into one company's vision in time without later duplicating functions (like this case or yours) or complete replacement. That concept, however, does provide value with the $230 48V Fosi MC351 Integrated DAC/amp in the garage system.
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I love those ATCs.
Gsquared
Edits: 03/10/25
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