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Hi DLD,
I have a 5i which I have used with various DACs including Stello and my Benchmark and hope to try the Lavry soon as it is supposed to pair well with Naim. It is not possible to turn Naim stuff off via remote control by the way, they are designed to be left on all of the time. What speakers were you using the Nait/Supernait with?ÿ
Thanks for that. Yes I know Naim kit needs to be left on all the time but I can just tell the Harmony that it should never turn it off. But what I can't see is how to change the input on the DAC if I switch to radio for example. I had hoped that the DAC would some how auto-sense the input when I changed from streaming to radio but Russ Andrews said they don't work like that. It's not a deal breaker, but it would be nice. I emailed Benchmark and they said that the sales staff have been asking for a remote control for two years and the techies won't do it.Which DAC are you most impressed with? When I spoke to Russ Andrews yesterday and they said they've stopped doing the Stello DAC due to lack of demand! That really shocked me. With the dollar as it is I'm not sure it is a good time to buy from abroad so I'm curious how/where you trialled them? My speakers are KEF Reference. Quite old now and I can't remember the model number.
So far I've been most impressed with the Benchmark though I only tried the older Stello, Harmony and a selection of lower priced DACs. I'm quite keen to get my hands on the new DA100 Signature and the Lavry, the Stello sound is very similar to Benchmark though whereas the Lavry is supposed to have a little more 'soul' (as DACs go!) making it a better companion with Naim.ÿ
Stello now have a distributor in Britain so you can buy direct from them. They are Select Audio and can be contacted onÿselect.audio@tiscali.co.uk.
Pain in the rear end trying out new DACs. Good luck!ÿ
Hi DLD,
I have a 5i which I have used with various DACs including Stello and my Benchmark and hope to try the Lavry soon as it is supposed to pair well with Naim. It is not possible to turn Naim stuff off via remote control by the way, they are designed to be left on all of the time. What speakers were you using the Nait/Supernait with?ÿ
Thanks for that. Yes I know Naim kit needs to be left on all the time but I can just tell the Harmony that it should never turn it off. But what I can't see is how to change the input on the DAC if I switch to radio for example. I had hoped that the DAC would some how auto-sense the input when I changed from streaming to radio but Russ Andrews said they don't work like that. It's not a deal breaker, but it would be nice. I emailed Benchmark and they said that the sales staff have been asking for a remote control for two years and the techies won't do it.Which DAC are you most impressed with? When I spoke to Russ Andrews yesterday and they said they've stopped doing the Stello DAC due to lack of demand! That really shocked me. With the dollar as it is I'm not sure it is a good time to buy from abroad so I'm curious how/where you trialled them? My speakers are KEF Reference. Quite old now and I can't remember the model number.
So far I've been most impressed with the Benchmark though I only tried the older Stello, Harmony and a selection of lower priced DACs. I'm quite keen to get my hands on the new DA100 Signature and the Lavry, the Stello sound is very similar to Benchmark though whereas the Lavry is supposed to have a little more 'soul' (as DACs go!) making it a better companion with Naim.ÿ
Stello now have a distributor in Britain so you can buy direct from them. They are Select Audio and can be contacted onÿselect.audio@tiscali.co.uk.
Pain in the rear end trying out new DACs. Good luck!ÿ