Nathaniel Nguyen

If I were to pick a DAC to mate well with both the LCD2/LCD3 and the LS50's, would you guys have any recommendations? My current choices are NAD M51 W4s DAC-2DSDSE Naim DAC-v1 Perfect wave DAC MKii with bridge With the Audiophileo 1 w/ purepower. The dac will connect to both my headphone amp and power/preamp (depends if the dac has a digital preamp- another question would be whether or not a digital preamp could match a proper preamp) provided I stick with both. is there any point going with the PWD now that the M51 is out? the M51 is just ..... so cheap

That would be real nice. I'm curious as to what you're suggesting.

Hello CA Its been a while since i opened up a thread so here goes. I'm currently looking at getting a speaker rig to go in my 4x5m bedroom (13x16 feet for the Americans). I've already set my heart on the kef ls50 after going through a huge number of reviews and demoing them in a hifi store. I've also demoed extensively, however there were a number of problems 1. I was unable to use my own source and amp of choice 2. The listening conditions were less than ideal. That being said. I loved the tactile feeling that speakers produced, but was unable to accurately gauge at how much detail I would be getting in a quiet isolated home environment. I currently own the Audeze LCD-2 paired with the WA7 amp/dac, a combo that I would heartily recommend to anyone looking into the high end headphone setup but not wanting to spend a small fortune. Now here is my problem. At the moment I'm faced with a couple of choices choices. 1. Upgrading to a cost no.object headphone rig consisting of the Audeze LCD-3 Burson Conductor or Schiit mjolnir and gungnir Audiophileo 1 with purepower. 2. Wait out for the ALO studiosix to become widely available and making a decision then. as to my source and dac. (LCD3 as well) or 3. Switch entirely to a standmounted speaker rig consisting of Kef LS50 Standmounted speakers Naim NAP-100/Burson timekeeper Naim DAC-V1/ Wyred4sound DAC-2 DSDse Dynaudio 4 speaker stands Various acousting panels and a skyline diffuser Note that if i were to go with option 3, the sheer cost would force me to sell my current Headphone rig to fund this endeavour. Another bit of background information is I also own the UE900 for portable use, so I won't be entirely taking flight from head-fi-dome. Would any of the CA crew in their infinite wisdom, be able to provide me with some more insight as to what I would be trading off if I were to switch entirely to a speaker setup. Additionally, It would also be helpful to know what I would be expecting if I were to upgrade my current headphone setup- As I will be buying blind (no chance to demo in south australia- adelaide jokes, here we come) and the reviews and impressions here frequently conflict and contradict each other.