891 Network Player / Preamplifier

I was worried one box couldn't replace my whole rack, but this thing runs my streamer and turntable without breaking a sweat. Everything sounds tighter, and having the preamp and network player in one unit means way less cable mess behind the shelf.

Swapped my old separate DAC and preamp out for this and the noise floor basically vanished — I'm hearing reverb tails on records I've played for years. It runs warm but never hot, and the volume control feels ridiculously precise at low listening levels.

Swapped my old preamp out for this and the difference in channel separation was obvious within the first track. Build quality feels like a tank, and the volume control has this satisfying stepped feel. Two months in and I still catch little details in familiar recordings.