In Reply to: Getting the Upgrade Bug, (or, I sure hope streaming services like Qobuz will be around for awhile) posted by jdaniel@jps.net on January 6, 2020 at 10:24:10:
The DMS-600 looks spectacular, but it's also very expensive at $7000. Furthermore, it has AK4497EQ DAC chipsets instead of the flagship AK4499EQ DACs.
If you want to spend a lot less money and get the Flagship AKM DACs, check out the new FiiO M15 DSD512 Player. It also supports Internet streaming and it has the latest MQA 8x decoding. The price is only $1460.
FiiO M15 Flagship DSD512 Player/Streamer
Best regards,
John Elison
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- RE: Getting the Upgrade Bug, (or, I sure hope streaming services like Qobuz will be around for awhile) - John Elison 13:11:42 01/06/20 (19)
- John, we've all known for some time that you're stuck on that FiiO M15 - Chris from Lafayette 13:59:27 01/06/20 (16)
- RE: John, we've all known for some time that you're stuck on that FiiO M15 - John Elison 15:22:46 01/06/20 (15)
- I was going to mention the Brooklyn Bridge, but ... - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 18:58:31 01/14/20 (1)
- RE: I was going to mention the Brooklyn Bridge, but ... - John Elison 22:01:52 01/14/20 (0)
- Good luck with your investigation - Chris from Lafayette 00:54:50 01/07/20 (12)
- RE: Good luck with your investigation - jdaniel@jps.net 17:23:00 01/07/20 (11)
- RE: "TBH, any mid-fi "all in one" DAC and network streamer would be fine by me." - Ivan303 13:51:57 01/08/20 (3)
- Right, he has a Z1!! Which does have Spotify and Tune-in. - oldmkvi 07:47:33 01/16/20 (2)
- I didn't know it had "Tune in." Investigating right now. : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 11:34:01 01/19/20 (1)
- I have a number of Favorites, I like Tunein a lot. - oldmkvi 08:15:16 01/20/20 (0)
- RE: Good luck with your investigation - John Elison 23:05:42 01/07/20 (6)
- If headphone jack to stand-alone amp doesn't make a difference, I'm definitely intrigued. nt. - jdaniel@jps.net 06:38:47 01/08/20 (5)
- RE: If headphone jack to stand-alone amp doesn't make a difference, I'm definitely intrigued. nt. - marc g. 20:14:16 01/12/20 (4)
- RE: If headphone jack to stand-alone amp doesn't make a difference, I'm definitely intrigued. nt. - John Elison 15:17:10 01/16/20 (0)
- stand-alone amp, no Pre. Why doesn't Fifo have Fixed Output? - oldmkvi 07:49:20 01/16/20 (2)
- It does have unbalanced, fixed volume, line-outputs. /nt\ - John Elison 15:18:56 01/16/20 (1)
- That's how i would use it, then. When - oldmkvi 06:57:35 01/17/20 (0)
- RE: Getting the Upgrade Bug, (or, I sure hope streaming services like Qobuz will be around for awhile) - jdaniel@jps.net 13:58:12 01/06/20 (1)
- RE: Getting the Upgrade Bug, (or, I sure hope streaming services like Qobuz will be around for awhile) - John Elison 15:00:44 01/06/20 (0)