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CD/SACD Player. I know there are many threads but I still would like help.

I'm fairly new to this insanity so please talk slowly. Haha.

My system is-  Bel Canto Pre2
                        Parasound JC-1 Mono Amps
                        Exogal Comet with Power supply
                        Arcam FMJ CD 23
                        Panamax 5500 regenerator
                        Usher 8571 Diamond speakers


   This is a 2 channel music only system. I am happy with the Arcam cd player but i would like to play SACD also. If I change players i would probably want a substantial upgrade but i'd rather not put a dollar amount to it. I have a good DAC so what direction should i go in?  Help please. Mike Houstina
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Using MIT Oracle 3.5 Prolines wt Magnum M1.3 Biwire's, an Oracle ACII PC for my Krell Vanguard and aTransparent MM2 PC for the Cipher.  Both fed through a Transparent Iso Duo Powerbank.  I also Have an REL S2 SUB with Speakon connection and an MIT Magnum ACII PC.  Speakers are Resolution 2's by Krell.  The vanguard replaced my Krell 300Cx and Phantom II.....the new Krell stuff is just so musical and alive sounding!  The integrated actually sounds better than when I had the Evo 402/202 combo....it had more slam but was not as musical sounding.
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The source is just that...the start of it all!  Almost all sources suffer from inadequate power supplies.  They also do not process the delicate signal with proper non-destructive signal paths.  The source is where the magic begins...a Krell Cipher for example delivers the music intact and unadulterated.  It also requires a great PC AND IC's which can equal the cost of the player.  It all depends on how much you desire the best sound possible.  Only you can decide....but seriously, this MacBook streaming crap should be for background party music only!
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Jafant, simply trial and error...the Transparent filtering seems to work better on the Cipher and the Vanguard favors the Oracle PC.  I don't pretend to know why exactly, but they simply allow for amazingly pure and dynamic sound in that configuration.
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Bubba12, perhaps by not going all out on the gain it avoids saturation of the preamp input?
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Transparent and MIT really deliver a far more dynamic and tonally correct representation of the music.  They actually make it easier for the musical signal to get from one component to another without loosing it's harmonic structure and dynamic envelope. Transparent's claim to fame is the removal of noise artifacts above the range of hearing which lowers the noise floor thereby improving signal purity and contrast.  MIT also lowers the noise floor but also adds articulation poles which electrically make it easier for the signal to be transported at various frequency ranges.
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