motokokusanagi

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NAD C658 DAC vs TEAC NT 505
"I am leaning toward a sweet tube sound" -- doubt you're going to get that from this NAD or Teac, tbh! Why not look at Metrum? 
Black Cat Silverstar BNC to BNC
I'm a fan of Black Cat / Stereovox, but since switching to AES, I've not used a regular SPDIF cable for a while. However, BNC is always going to be preferred to RCA. This supposes your equipment has BNCs, obviously! Otherwise, things can get very ... 
Amazon Echo Link - Hi-fi?
One can guess it’s just going to be a basic datasheet type implementation of off the shelf integrated circuits (e.g. TPA6120 for headphone, and the amp version of the product says 60W class D, probably TI, as well). Optical max sample rate says 96... 
ATC SCM20, Wow what sound..
I still have my old SCM20SL Pro passives on Sound Anchors and love them! They’re awesome 2 ways that just sound so right; the best qualities being the natural, transparent mids and surprisingly deep, tightly damped bass. For sure, all ATC passives...