@no_regrets - You’re fortunate, over the last ~5yrs there have been great strides in DAC sonics at more affordable prices. If you like to spin CDs, best to get a better transport if within budget.
TEAC VRDS-701T CD transport Is another option.
Dedicated CD Transport vs DAC
Greetings,
Just some honest questions...
In your opinion, based on what you have actually experienced....
1) Which accounts for the most sonic improvement? A quality dedicated CD Transport or a Quality DAC?
2) If a person could assign a percentage... by what % did your cd transport improve your sound? By what % did your new dac improve your sound?
3) If you honestly gained an improvement in sound... was it like, " Oh my God, I can't believe how great this improvement is " or is it more like, " I can hear an improvement but no wheres nearly commensurate with the increase in price it cost me."
Coming from being highly invested in vinyl playback for the last 50 years... I'm struggling trying to decide how to improve the cd playback side of my system.
Up to this point in time, I've usually found cd playback to oftentimes sound hard, glaring, sterile, two dimensional, etc.
Which in your mind, helps to eliminate the above sound qualities that I dislike? A new dedicated cd transport or a new dac?
Thanks much for taking the time to reply and help me better understand!
Best wishes,
Don
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@kennyc Yes, I agree 100% in that there seems to be a great selection of affordable dacs that have excellent sonics at the moment. The key is trying to audition them in your system to see which one will be synergistic with your system and sonic goals. Thankfully, if willing to buy new, there are some companies that will allow you an in home trial for a period of time and if you are not in love with it, you can return for a partial refund. I am currently in the process on trying to find the best dac that will suit my needs at a price that I can afford and then will purchase a new cd transport that I believe will mate best with the dac. I appreciate you mentioning the Teac. That has been one that has been mentioned to me on a couple of occasions, which tells me that it certainly would be worthy of consideration. Thank you for taking the time to post on this thread. Best wishes, Don |
Hi Mark, Thank you for the heads-up. I actually did notice that one a couple of days ago, but I truly appreciate you sharing the link with me as I don't check every day. I'm going to be passing on that one. As I look closely at the pictures in the ad, it just doesn't seem to be in as nice of condition as I would like it to be. Thanks again and best wishes to you, Don |
Hi Don…maybe this will work for you! Nice price…😁 https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650151236-jays-audio-cdt3-mk3-transport/ |
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