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Great way to put it.

Thanks for the post. That budgetary split is what I remember. The only way to know is to listen to them, of course. I guess I wanted a "sanity check" over whether I was in the right ballpark.

So, I'm taking a turn in this "journey" and have decided to opt for an integrated amp at this time instead of separates. I'm looking at the Rotel 1572MKII, specifically. I've also changed the Lintons for the Diamond 12.2, but also looking at the KEF Q350 and the ubiquitous Elac Debut Reference...

Looks fantastic!

Thanks MikeH. Great info. At this point, I’m expecting to only run Roon from a homebrew NUC into the DAC. So the filter issue would be similar for me.

Have you heard the C658? Curious if you have any impressions on that. I’m thinking of that with the C298 since the 658 has an included DAC.

Thanks for this! Really appreciate the info. I was thinking I might try the onboard phono stage as a “bridge” until I decide which outboard one I want. Thanks again for weighing in - helps quite a bit. Now I need the Denafrips owners to stop by…and anyone else who cares to comment.

Hey all, new poster but not new to the forum. I’m considering the NAD C165BEE/C298/Linton route for a bedroom sized system. Looking at the Denafrips Aries 12th as the DAC. Main use will be Roon for my personal library of digital files and online stuff. That’s in addition to vinyl. Anyone have...