Hello all. First post in DAC forum. First dabbled with a dac in my office setup, using a smaller Fiio DAC to stream tidal to office stereo. Before I had the DAC I thought it was all hype, but the office set up made me realize the benefits.
Just got a pair of altec Lansing 846Bs settup in my great room and listen to music via tidal hifi streamed to an airport express that is hooked up via optical to a marantz sr8500. The DAC in The marantz is described as follows:
"Digital-to-analog conversion is via 24- bit/192kHz DACs, with Cirrus Logic supplying the dual-chip 32-bit DSP engine"
Tidal hifi is only 16 bit / 44 kHz, as well as some master albums in 24 bit / 96 kHz.
My question is if I would see any benefits in buying a newer DAC (I have heard good things about the schiit multibit) instead of using the internal marantz DAC from the 2000s.
I should add that if I were to go the multibit route, I'd probably power the speakers with a sansui 9090db. My current setup is marantz 8500 to Acurus 200x3 amp.
Just got a pair of altec Lansing 846Bs settup in my great room and listen to music via tidal hifi streamed to an airport express that is hooked up via optical to a marantz sr8500. The DAC in The marantz is described as follows:
"Digital-to-analog conversion is via 24- bit/192kHz DACs, with Cirrus Logic supplying the dual-chip 32-bit DSP engine"
Tidal hifi is only 16 bit / 44 kHz, as well as some master albums in 24 bit / 96 kHz.
My question is if I would see any benefits in buying a newer DAC (I have heard good things about the schiit multibit) instead of using the internal marantz DAC from the 2000s.
I should add that if I were to go the multibit route, I'd probably power the speakers with a sansui 9090db. My current setup is marantz 8500 to Acurus 200x3 amp.