CDP or DAC?
I’d go with “georgehifi” and “melm” - rip your cd’s to FLAC files on a solid state drive (not hard drive) and play via a good streamer to an R2R dac like Holo Audio, Denafrips, AGD, Yggdrasil, or the bargain MHDT. I use the Bryston BDP-2 to the Yggy - and never look back! Can’t beat the sound or the convenience. |
I listen to cheaper vinyl rig rega RP8 with apheta MC... But now get same enjoyment from cd listening to pro-ject rs2 cd box transport £2k with chord qutest DAC (which I had already for streamer) ... Although the pro-ject DAC allows IS2 hdmi Connection. Other makes I looked at but. V expensive in UK were Cec I like the pro-ject as top loading but sound is amazing |
stuartk490 posts07-17-2021 10:54pm"Unless you just like futzing with physical media there is no fundamental benefit." Well, I guess I'm old-fashioned and clearly, the "futzing" and the "benefit" are in the mind of the beholder! I like books-- forget the kindle-- and I like CDs. There's something very reassuring about being able to grab a title from a wall of cds, actually hold it in my hand, read liner notes for the umpteenth time, etc.Maybe there's ritualized aspect I find comforting but I liked analog gauges on my dashboard, way back when and I can't see that in terms of ritual. I'd rather wash a carrot and cut it up with a knife than buy a bag of pre-washed, pre-sized, pre-peeled, ready-to-eat "karits". The last thing I want is for my audio system to feel like one more damned computer interface. . .as if they're aren't enough of those that I have to contend with, already. Won't be long before we're all born with a keyboard implanted in one arm and a screen in the other. . . gonna have to memorize passwords for all the basic bodily functions... I'm in no hurry to go there ! To paraphrase the Kinks: "I'm a twenty-first century man but I don't wanna be here" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graet spot on post. Even if I had access to free streaming, , I have no interest. I'm old school. My classical cd collection, about 400+ is now complete, have 50+ LP's just picked up a used Philips turn table as added some rare LP.s But I'm a tube cdp guy I have a Cayin cd17 mark1, a Shanling 3000 (use as Transport) and a jadis JS2 Mark2 DAC. I like the fact all 3 units can take the new high tech opamps, , Tried a 2 types, just landed a 3rd type which is much better the JFET's, off Ebay, Real nice high tech china opamps. All 3 units sound very close, But there is a nuance gain in one over the other. Obviously the Jadis has superior components, but honestly both the cayin and Shanling off 1st Class AAA sonic fidelity. = All 3 have very music DAC's. I'm not into all these new high end expensive DAC's. The only other DAC/cdp tahts interests me (Other than Jadis' cd player) is the PL cdp and DAC. Very nice design . Super build, super DAC. So yeah, tube cdp/tube DAC, very musical and when you tweak with JFET's Class A , you really up the gains. I'm running 4 duals in the Jadis DAC. Shanling takes like 8 singles, 4 duals, and the Cayin 4 singles 2 duals. So cost layout is expensive but well worth the easy upgrade. https://www.ebay.com/itm/274403974731 |
