gmood1 is correct. I've used an oppo 871 as a transport as well as others, but pc sounds better by a long shot. Use a mac, just about anyone will do (the one I am listening to at the moment is a 7 yr old imac dedicated to my system. The scuttlebut is that you'll have to spend upwards to 10k to better one. If you really need a transport, the $20 cyberhome dvd player beat the pants off of the oppo with a stereovox dig cable...
DAC and CD Transport Question
This has always confused me...
If you have a good outboard DAC does the CD Player matter?
If I buy lets say a Benchmark DAC1, will the sound be different if I use and old NAD cd player compared to buying a Rega Apollo, or an even more expensive player for that matter?
Sorry the beginner question, thanks in advance!
If you have a good outboard DAC does the CD Player matter?
If I buy lets say a Benchmark DAC1, will the sound be different if I use and old NAD cd player compared to buying a Rega Apollo, or an even more expensive player for that matter?
Sorry the beginner question, thanks in advance!