Peachtree is coming out with a new amp, the “Gan1” at $2K. 200 watts with only one input (Coax). The whole signal chain will be digital up to that point, so no DAC required, only a streamer (or a disk player). A Bluesound Node would work.
I wonder how many of us would feel lost without a DAC, DSP, multiple inputs, and all the other paraphernalia this thing eliminates? Assuming it sounds good, of course.
Their blurb does not inspire confidence. They claim “no DAC” but what they still need at the very least a PCM->PWM modulator, and very likely an upsampler before that as well so as to do the modulation at at frequency well above the audible band. That is, there is a DAC in there, just maybe not an off-the-shelf DAC chip.