Advice requested on next move

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dromunds
dromunds Posts: 10,166
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I’m asking for a friend, he has a Marantz PM-10 integrated amp, PS Audio Gain DAC, a Wiim Pro Plus streamer, and Dahlquist DQ-30i floorstanders. His cabling is decent. He would like to take a step up in his audio journey and wanted to ask what y’all thought would be best bang for buck improvement with a budget of maybe 3-5K. I never got into streaming so my opinion don’t mean diddley squat. Streaming is about all he does now. If he replaced the Wiim with something better what would y’all suggest that would up his game noticeably? Any other thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,715
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    the streamer, 99% of the performance is the power supply, IMO.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,321
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    Get an R2R DAC. ANK or Abbas would work just fine IME.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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