DAC most suited to a Naim Nait 5i amp?
Wed, Feb 13 2013, 10:27AM
Hi
Almost with a tear in my eye I pulled my lovely Naim CD5i out of the rack in order to dust it off and clean it for sale. It's a beatiful machine but I have to face facts that I never use it any more, streaming music instead and it's probably still worth £400 or so. If I sell that and my current rDAC I'll have about £600 to spend on an upgraded DAC.
Does anyone have any experience of using one of the three below with a Nait 5i? Or any other suggestions?
- Musical Fidelity M1DAC
- Rega DACX
- AudioLab MDAC
Is it safe to assume that at £600 and the most expensive the mDAC is the obvious choice?
Thanks
Roger - if you're doing that, have you considered getting the M-Dac (which has volume / pre-amp ability) and selling the Nait as well, replacing it with a pure Naim power amp (150x etc). You'd get £1k probably for the 5i set-up, and could then get a M-Dac and 150x (second hand) for well under that.
Just a thought as I was toying with the above idea.
Alternatively, wait for the Arcam AirDac?
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