Best amp/dac for focal utopia

[GoldenEAR704]

Does anyone know what’s the best amp and dac for the utopia excluding the cavallis?

[CD44hi]

Altered carbon or the rocinante special edition?


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[Torpedo]

For a Golden Ear probably Rudistor. Otherwise Ray Samuels, amazing building quality  although you may wish going back to Head-fi, amazing doses of knowledge and unbiased know how. If you want to stay around and fit, then read the fookin welcome message and shut up.

[GoldenEAR704]

The head fi people tell me to buy a cavalli and all kinds of things that are out of production

Ccan you please give me a link for the rocinante? It doesn't show up on Google search.

And where is this fooking welcome message?

 

[Pars]

Maybe about here... this used to be pm'd to all new members, guess it isn't anymore.

Cavalli stuff isn't well thought of around here (engineering issues), FOTM issues, general fuckedness issues.

[Torpedo]

1 hour ago, Pars said:

Maybe about here... this used to be pm'd to all new members, guess it isn't anymore.

Cavalli stuff isn't well thought of around here (engineering issues), FOTM issues, general fuckedness issues.

How is it possible that new members aren't receiving the shut up and just read message? 

[Dusty Chalk]

HeadAmp 

https://www.headamp.com/order/headamp-gs-x-mk2-balanced-headphone-amplifier/

Someone else can recommend a source.  I'm a "bits is bits" guy.  Also, I don't think EQ is anathema, as long as you retain phase coherence.

[purk]

For DAP, get the Sony NW-ZX2 or go all out with the WM1Z.  I would get the Justin Gilmore Lite for desktop.

[GoldenEAR704]

I figured. I read about the general cons about cavalli and I have a wm1z and a nw zx2

what is this rocinante thing?

[GoldenEAR704]

And what about this Eddie current studio? I read  \about it and most people seemed to like it.

[tin ear]

i don't like your chances here