I'm looking for something similar to Dogs, but preamp only. Currently have a cheap little channel switching box with built in phono stage but it was only £70 ten years ago so surely must be the weak link in my system. Ideally I want a box that has:
Bluetooth aptx
Chromecast Audio or an optical-in & DAC for my existing CCA
Phono stage
Would also do non-chromecast type thing as long as it can be controlled in-app by Spotify. Balanced output would be nice, but I'm sure I wouldn't be able to tell if it wasn't.
Neither Schiit, Topping or Pro-Ject seem to do the thing I want, though happy to be corrected. Where else should I look?
Surely your options increase if you have a separate phone stage? There’s plenty of good budget ones out there.
Would a WiiM mini or pro plus phono do all you require?
I'm looking for something similar to Dogs, but preamp only. Currently have a cheap little channel switching box with built in phono stage but it was only £70 ten years ago so surely must be the weak link in my system. Ideally I want a box that has:
Bluetooth aptx
Chromecast Audio or an optical-in & DAC for my existing CCA
Phono stage
Would also do non-chromecast type thing as long as it can be controlled in-app by Spotify. Balanced output would be nice, but I'm sure I wouldn't be able to tell if it wasn't.
Neither Schiit, Topping or Pro-Ject seem to do the thing I want, though happy to be corrected. Where else should I look?