Marantz na6006 vs Denon dnp 800ne

[robdmarsh]

Considering buying either of these network streamers to go with my Denon pma 800ne amplifier. Wondering if anyone has any experience of either of these two. They are similar and I know that they are twin companies under the same group umbrella, but their DACs are different and certainly their amplifiers sound different. Don't fancy Blusound and Cambridge CXN v2 too expensive.

 

[Deleted member 108165]

Purely based on nerdy ergonomics and pleasing to the eye ocd I would go for the matching Denon. They're obviously designed to work together so should make a wonderful pairing, both on the eyes and ears

 

[robdmarsh]

Yes, I agree they would look nice together. Hyperfi sell B stock for about £130 below rrp. Do you stream yourself? I see you've got the PM-KI Ruby. Yum!

 

[Deleted member 108165]

Yep, got the pair, I'm anal about matching kit I stream my ripped CD collection via a PC to the SA-KI, also occasionally Spotify via the same route.

 

[robdmarsh]

The SA-KI Ruby is a streamer as well as a CD player? I'm happy to give up CDs with a good streaming service like Amazon HD

 

[robdmarsh]

I think I heard your speakers at the Bristol show 2020. Absolutely lovely. If you ever get a chance to hear Triangle Titus EZ, I'd think you'd like them. They are terrific sounding small stand mounters

 

[Al ears]

The SA-KI Ruby is a streamer as well as a CD player? I'm happy to give up CDs with a good streaming service like Amazon HD

I believe it's the PC that is streaming to the Rubys USB input..... Could be wrong. The Ruby is simply a very good SACD player

 

[Deleted member 108165]

The SA-KI Ruby is a streamer as well as a CD player? I'm happy to give up CDs with a good streaming service like Amazon HD

Not quite, my PC has a coax-out and the SA-KI has a coax-in, I use this method of transfer. Not quite streaming in the purest sense.

 

[Al ears]

Not quite, my PC has a coax-out and the SA-KI has a coax-in, I use this method of transfer. Not quite streaming in the purest sense.

apologies for butting in.
nearly got that player myself but then all work disappeared as it often does in my line of work and purchase was canned. Luckily my old Oppo 105 is still going strong.

 

[robdmarsh]

Do you mean the Denon or the SA KI?

 

[Deleted member 108165]

I think I heard your speakers at the Bristol show 2020. Absolutely lovely. If you ever get a chance to hear Triangle Titus EZ, I'd think you'd like them. They are terrific sounding small stand mounters

I'll look out for them, Rob Had PMC DB1 Gold before the Harbeth's. PMC's were great but I had issues with bass boom at higher volumes due to less than ideal placement in a working lounge, the sealed-box baby Harb's totally eradicated this and added their own sparkle to the performance, the P3's suit my taste completely. No more upgrades for me

 

[Deleted member 108165]

apologies for butting in.
nearly got that player myself but then all work disappeared as it often does in my line of work and purchase was canned. Luckily my old Oppo 105 is still going strong.

No problem whatsoever, Al, post away buddy

 

[Al ears]

No problem whatsoever, Al, post away buddy

thank you sir, still think I should have bought the Ruby and gone into debt.....

 

[robdmarsh]

Yes but getting back to the budget Marantz or Denon streamers anybody got any thoughts on either of these?

 

[Al ears]

Yes but getting back to the budget Marantz or Denon streamers anybody got any thoughts on either of these?

apologies, yes. Denon would be my choice purely based on synergy, and that's what it's all about at the end of the day.

 

[robdmarsh]

apologies, yes. Denon would be my choice purely based on synergy, and that's what it's all about at the end of the day.

And how much improvement in sound quality do you think I can expect over streaming Amazon HD via my Zen blue, which I've leaned is compressing tracks to maximum of 950 kbps?

 

[Deleted member 108165]

Probably very little improvement but only you will be able to tell Rob. Personally, I've always found that it's the master used for the track is where the improvement is, not bitrate.

Where's everyone else? Generally there's loads of commentary on streamers/DACs here...

 

[Deleted member 108165]

thank you sir, still think I should have bought the Ruby and gone into debt.....

Four more months and they are all mine

 

[Gray]

Hyperfi

That is a swearword to me.
Beware Rob.
If it's the same Hyperfi as the shop that I (and Trading Standards) once had the pleasure of dealing with....I wouldn't touch them with the world's longest bargepole - even with the discount and guarantee.

 

[robdmarsh]

That is a swearword to me.
Beware Rob.
If it's the same Hyperfi as the shop that I (and Trading Standards) once had the pleasure of dealing with....I wouldn't touch them with the world's longest bargepole - even with the discount and guarantee.

Oh please spill the beans, what happened? They've managed to get an average of four and half stars on Trust pilot can you believe! They claim their prices are so cheap because their stuff is all B stock.

 

[Gray]

Oh please spill the beans, what happened?

OK Rob, look out for a 'private conversation' notification.

 

[robdmarsh]

Probably very little improvement but only you will be able to tell Rob. Personally, I've always found that it's the master used for the track is where the improvement is, not bitrate.

Where's everyone else? Generally there's loads of commentary on streamers/DACs here...

That's interesting.I wonder if I would be able to tell the difference between LDAC bluetooth and genuine hi-res. You wonder why people bother spending hundreds on streamers.

 

[Tinman1952]

That's interesting.I wonder if I would be able to tell the difference between LDAC bluetooth and genuine hi-res. You wonder why people bother spending hundreds on streamers.

I would say so....especially if you listen to soundstage width and depth and imaging. Less chance of harsh highs too 👍

 

[robdmarsh]

I would say so....especially if you listen to soundstage width and depth and imaging. Less chance of harsh highs too 👍

Those are just the kind of attributes I'd be looking for. I see from your profile you the ifi Zen stream. Did you choose this as a streamer because you have a separate DAC and is it generally good sense to separate the streaming function from a DAC function?

 

[Tinman1952]

Those are just the kind of attributes I'd be looking for. I see from your profile you the ifi Zen stream. Did you choose this as a streamer because you have a separate DAC and is it generally good sense to separate the streaming function from a DAC function?

Well I already had the Zen DAC v2 so I added the Zen Stream to 'complete the package' as a stand alone 'stack' next to my armchair. 🙂
As for separating the DAC function from the streaming function...it really depends on the device and the implementation. I have no problem with a device which does both as long as it sounds good!