biketony & mre_m... thank you.
I agree with biketony, my digital situation is a mess and could sound better as well. I'm working too many digital inputs w/ compromised sound: Apple Music streaming via iPhone, from my Mac via WiFi to Airport Express plugged into the Marantz receiver, streaming radio stations via the Mac or iPhone. I also have a large CD collection that sits idly because of an ailing NAD player from 20 years ago.
So, if I were to go with a Cambridge Audio CD/DAC/Digital Hub unit, like the 851-C... that hub would translate, optimize and interpolate the original signals from these sources up to a hi fidelity level. I would then feed the product of the DAC's into the amplifier side of the Marantz (it has user accessible 'pre out' to 'amp in' jumpers. I would split the 'amp in' side and feed the 851-C's product into the amplifier for final delivery to the speakers.) Do I have this right??
All in all, I would want an input for the iPhone, a router (currently an Airport Express) to deliver sound from the Mac in the other room, possibly a hard drive or SSD full of music files, and a TV.
Could the 851-C provide for these inputs... ? as well as providing a CD transport? Or would a CXN v2 with Apple Airplay be better and add a Cambridge transport to that?
I agree with biketony, my digital situation is a mess and could sound better as well. I'm working too many digital inputs w/ compromised sound: Apple Music streaming via iPhone, from my Mac via WiFi to Airport Express plugged into the Marantz receiver, streaming radio stations via the Mac or iPhone. I also have a large CD collection that sits idly because of an ailing NAD player from 20 years ago.
So, if I were to go with a Cambridge Audio CD/DAC/Digital Hub unit, like the 851-C... that hub would translate, optimize and interpolate the original signals from these sources up to a hi fidelity level. I would then feed the product of the DAC's into the amplifier side of the Marantz (it has user accessible 'pre out' to 'amp in' jumpers. I would split the 'amp in' side and feed the 851-C's product into the amplifier for final delivery to the speakers.) Do I have this right??
All in all, I would want an input for the iPhone, a router (currently an Airport Express) to deliver sound from the Mac in the other room, possibly a hard drive or SSD full of music files, and a TV.
Could the 851-C provide for these inputs... ? as well as providing a CD transport? Or would a CXN v2 with Apple Airplay be better and add a Cambridge transport to that?