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Thanks so much. Your views are consistent with other reviews I've read. I am going to primarily use the amp for my turntable. But the reviews on that DAC are very positive and for the difference in price it seems I couldn't obtain one of that quality for that amount of money. Several of the albums that I have been buying lately come with a free high quality digital download. So I figured why not. I'm going to pull the trigger on the 801Hi John
I have no regrets with the 501. I'm actually quite impressed. I've owned other Yamahas, I bought a new CR-820 back in 71 I think and the 501 reminds of it. It has a great sound stage and can push my Polk 10s with authority. I don't have "audiophile" ears anymore in my old age and I have tinnitus these days. And I'm battling poor room acoustics. Well, maybe one regret, I should of got the 701. I'm not interested in a DAC. It had to burn in and took a few hours of play to come into its own. I'm very happy with it.
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