After selecting some reasonably priced, decent sounding speakers, I needed a new amplifier. And as I stated in my last HiFi posting, I needed something that could drive a speaker that needed 50-150 Watts per channel. I also was exploring purchasing a new DAC.
What I found was a nice little used amp from Peachtree audio, the Nova 125. This was just a straight Class-D amplifier with no bells or whistles (except for the tube preamp). It has a built in ESS Sabre 9023 DAC, which was perfect for my computer, able to connect via USB, Optical, or Coaxial. The amp has a 6n1p tube preamp which is pretty sweet. Best of all, the amp produces straight up clear sounding music. It was perfect. If you don’t have a decent amp, no need to get a DAC, but if you do have a good amp, then a DAC is a necessity. This one has both!
