My wife would be so pleased to see the box count go down to one from - well - many bits and bobs all over the show ... she would probably pay for it from her own personal savings!
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My wife would be so pleased to see the box count go down to one from - well - many bits and bobs all over the show ... she would probably pay for it from her own personal savings!
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.......and it takes an internal hard drive if you so want
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I do have an internal 500mb SSD which I can include in this deal if required.
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I'm Ian.
If anyone has an Innuos Zen or similar streamer with internal storage and would be interested in a part exchange please let me know. The Polaris has these features built in.
Cheers, Ian
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Another part exchange option. I'm looking for a good quality preamp with either built in phono stage or a DAC - if it has both even better.
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I would like to thank those folks who were tempted by this but didn't pull the trigger. I've always loved the Polaris for both it's convenience and it sound quality but it was limiting my opportunities to play with my system. Today something arrived to totally change my mind about selling. Auralic has a great reputation for its dac/streaming abilities and I've been searching for something that would do the same but included an analogue line input for vinyl use. To be honest I've struggled to find anything. So I ordered an Hypex ncore power amp from Audiophonics to see if using the Polaris as a pre would give me the upgrade I wanted. Some of you nerds will know that the Polaris has a pair of Hypex UCD units rated at 180w into 4 ohms. The ncore units are supposed to be better - they are certainly more expensive and the NC252MP are rated at 250w into 4 ohms so certainly more powerful. So I switched the Polaris into pre mode and plugged it into the ncore amp. To say I'm happy with the result is an understatememt, it's just as fabulous bashing out heavy bass effortsly as it is playing delicate female vocals.
So, once again, thanks for not buying this. I now have an upgrade path for now and in the future.
No longer for sale
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the best upgrades are the unexpected ones..
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So true.......
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Yep they are - the Audio Detail was mine this weekOriginally Posted by ianlenco
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Good call Ian, as you say Auralic have a wonderful reputation with their streamers etc.
I'm on the same hunt as you were - a decent DAC / Pre Amp that will also allow me to add my TT into my system.
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