491 Netzwerkplayer / Vorverstärker

Swapping my separate streamer and preamp for this one box cleaned up my rack considerably, and the DAC section is dead quiet. Vinyl through the analog input still sounds like vinyl, which was my main worry.

I stream Tidal straight through this thing and the built-in preamp means my turntable and DAC both feed into one box now. The volume control is dead silent between tracks, which I didn't expect at this price. My rack finally has room to breathe.

Swapped my separate streamer and preamp for this one box and the noise floor dropped instantly. Streaming Tidal straight into my amp sounds clean, and having the volume control on the same unit means way fewer cables behind the rack.