Naim ND5 XS vs. DAC-V1 with PC

Posted by: ragman on 20 August 2013

Hi,

thinking about an intermediate solution to feed music to my Nait 5.

 

Two possible solutions could be:

ND5 XS vs an DAC_V1 with a PC close to.

 

With the DAC-V1 I wouldn't get the benefit of the n-stream and the dlna/upnp benefits while using JRiver.

On the other hand I need a PC for the mediaserver in anyway and placing the PC close to isn't the problem. And would give me the benefit of using it as well for spotify.

Didn't konw enough about the remote control of JRiver such als JRemote or Spotify Remote.

 

However, your thougst about benefits, advanteges / disadvanteges, remote controll and SQ are recommended....

Posted on: 07 February 2014 by Tariqv
Originally Posted by ragman:

Hi,

thinking about an intermediate solution to feed music to my Nait 5.

 

Two possible solutions could be:

ND5 XS vs an DAC_V1 with a PC close to.

 

With the DAC-V1 I wouldn't get the benefit of the n-stream and the dlna/upnp benefits while using JRiver.

On the other hand I need a PC for the mediaserver in anyway and placing the PC close to isn't the problem. And would give me the benefit of using it as well for spotify.

Didn't konw enough about the remote control of JRiver such als JRemote or Spotify Remote.

 

However, your thougst about benefits, advanteges / disadvanteges, remote controll and SQ are recommended....

I'm in the same camp as you are, I currently have an M-Dac fed with my laptop through USB and looking for an upgrade. My amp is the Nait XS2.

 

Let's hope somebody has compared the two and share with us their experience!

Posted on: 07 February 2014 by analogmusic

I never got a chance to compare them side by side.

 

went for DAC V1 anyway, and so far so good. The headphone amp is the main reason !

Posted on: 08 February 2014 by David S Patterson
I was in this situation last october when i bought my Supernait2 .I demoed V1 with my windows laptop  and ND5XS. It was too close to call in a weekend period.But the lure of ipad control  tipped me to stream.Once i got my own ND5XS and installed wired connection and stripped my pc back to essentials i am confident that i have better replay than the pc V1combo.with the all important catelogue of your music at your fingertips without lifting my arse of the sofa.
Posted on: 08 February 2014 by hungryhalibut

As Ragman asked the question over five months ago, he should be able to answer his own question by now.