Benchmark Dac1 + Rotel 1072


What kind of a combination do you think this would be? I want an HDCD capable player used for $500, or below and this seems one of the top candidates. I would also hook it up to my CD/DVD carousel. Additionally, I was thinking of the Musical Fidelity tube buffer to but in one of the paths as an option.

Any comments, or input would be welcome!
Thanks,
rynopr
rynopr

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No, I don't have one yet. Right now I have an EAD 7000 DSP MKIII DAC. I really like it a lot--very smooth, but my ML speakers are so revealing I think I would like to try for something a little more detailed and 3 dimensional. Have been considering it and the Bel Canto Dac2. According to Emperical audio the mods to the Benchmark end up being better, so that was the direction I was leaning. Any other suggestions for used cd players that have HDCD to accompany that DAC? Right now there is a Cary 308 up, but at about double what I was thinking originally I would spend. I don't think I can swing it right now. I have been waiting and waiting to purchase a universal player for my system.

Does anyone know what kind of quality CD sound to expect from Cary's new universal players--DVD7 & DVD8?