Dreamslayer
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I got the Monolith THX 788 DAC/Amp for Christmas and it's been working great as a headphone amp on my computer desk.
I've also been using it as a speaker preamp for about 3 months and while it works, it's far from ideal.
It's a pain to switch from HP to line out, there tends to be a volume mismatch and the EQ settings are usually not appropriate for both HP and speakers.
I'd like to get something about the same size that would be a good match with the Monolith amp.
Source:
PC (optical) and CD player (optical).
I have an optical matrix switch and would prefer to keep everything optical for simplicity
(one audio source from the PC and I can easily switch sources and output device which I do often)
Speaker system:
Emotiva BasX A-100
SVS SB12-NSD (I'm using the built in crossover/80Hz HPF)
KEF LS50 speakers
The Yamaha WXC50 has the basic features I need - it's kind of an older device now but I like that I'm not paying for an HPA or power amp I won't use
The Marantz HD DAC 1 also looks good although I would be paying for another good HPA that I would probably not use
The Project Pre Box S2 also looks good - Amazon reviews say some of them fall apart, but who knows.
The D50s seems like the best feature set (I'd like to have bluetooth) and would sit on the Monolith, not sure I like a joystick for volume control though
The DX75 seems like it would be a nice match with the Monoprice, but again, it's paying for a lot of features I wouldn't use.
Diagram attached for the more visual oriented:
Hoping for some suggestions / recommendations.
(I'm new here so I hope this is in the right place)
I've also been using it as a speaker preamp for about 3 months and while it works, it's far from ideal.
It's a pain to switch from HP to line out, there tends to be a volume mismatch and the EQ settings are usually not appropriate for both HP and speakers.
I'd like to get something about the same size that would be a good match with the Monolith amp.
Source:
PC (optical) and CD player (optical).
I have an optical matrix switch and would prefer to keep everything optical for simplicity
(one audio source from the PC and I can easily switch sources and output device which I do often)
Speaker system:
Emotiva BasX A-100
SVS SB12-NSD (I'm using the built in crossover/80Hz HPF)
KEF LS50 speakers
The Yamaha WXC50 has the basic features I need - it's kind of an older device now but I like that I'm not paying for an HPA or power amp I won't use
The Marantz HD DAC 1 also looks good although I would be paying for another good HPA that I would probably not use
The Project Pre Box S2 also looks good - Amazon reviews say some of them fall apart, but who knows.
The D50s seems like the best feature set (I'd like to have bluetooth) and would sit on the Monolith, not sure I like a joystick for volume control though
The DX75 seems like it would be a nice match with the Monoprice, but again, it's paying for a lot of features I wouldn't use.
Diagram attached for the more visual oriented:
Hoping for some suggestions / recommendations.
(I'm new here so I hope this is in the right place)