Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
M6 has no line in so you have to use the DAC to get sound out of it.
I'm pretty sure the xDuoo has better output power, but is a tube amp so it is colored output. M6 has pretty high output impedance so probably won't sound good with low impedance cans.
You're making some sacrifices either way and it really comes down to which ones you want to make. Either one will be better than your computer/smartphone's stock output though.
For my part, I'd rather get the m6 because that way I have the freedom to let its DAC drive my powered monitors when I can use them, and use my headphones with it when that needs to happen.
I'll be getting a Sony hi-rez walkman soon for my portable hi-rez desires. I do appreciate you taking the time to reply.