I am an audiophile, have an 11 channel Marantz 7706 pre-pro and Yamaha Avantage 11 channel amp in my dedicated music/movie room. Beside watching movie, I also use these for 2 channel music listening with Buchardt S400 MKII speakers. Sounds great - fairly clean, very spacious and warm. But the synergy is not that punchy and sound stage does not have forward or backward depth and separation of instruments between speakers. I am thinking of getting a good DAC to improve the depth, punch and clarity. I have Denafrips Pontus or Venus in mind, but would prefer to have something cheaper. If you guys have any experience of such combination (Denafrips+Marantz), please share your opinion.
I could get an integrated like Hegel 390 which has excellent review (though several reviews said it sounds artificial), but I am fan of separates for future possible upgrade. If you've any suggestions please share.
Thank you for your time.
I could get an integrated like Hegel 390 which has excellent review (though several reviews said it sounds artificial), but I am fan of separates for future possible upgrade. If you've any suggestions please share.
Thank you for your time.