Have been searching Agon/Craigslist for audio bargains and this is the result. DacMagic handles PS3 and MacBook, perhaps I shall invest in better speaker cables as well.
I think the Aragon amp and pre sound great. I picked them up basically because they were cheap and I was considering putting them up for sale on here but I decided to try them in place of my Cambridge Audio 840a and I thought they sounded better overall with my JM Lab speakers. Both pieces are built like tanks and while I miss having a remote it's a small sacrifice
System edited: The DacMagic has really brought my music to life. There are no doubt better D/A converters out there, but for the $250 I paid I am suitably impressed, much better than the analog out of my laptop, and PS3 via HDMI to Sony Bravia then analog out to my Aragon Preamp that I was running before. Mutch lower noise floor, better dynamics, the bass especially is so much more taut and defined!
The Aragon pieces and the MIT interconnects (3 pair) came with a NAD Tuner for $400 total, and I sold the tuner for $65, so I have $335 in to my amp and preamp, a $50 power cable for the 2004, and believe it or not, I found my Profil 77's for $120. This is the least expensive system that I've ever run, but sounds the best. I will be adding a budget DAC soon which I think will take it to the next level, and I also want to ditch my Monster speaker cables for another brand.
