One Box CD Player or EAD with new Chord 64

Hey all, got the itch again and I was thinking of adding the Chord DAC 64 to the EAD or get the new Wadia 301. All comments greatly appreciated.

buckingham02-19-2002 7:05pm

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buckingham OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 333 posts 02-20-2002 at 03:35am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Awdeeofyle, I am in the process of setting up a demo of the Chord DAC 64. The Wadia 301 is backordered for a few months, so there's no hope in the world to hear it in Canada anytime soon... Here is a link for info on the Chord DAC http://195.40.133.90/website/products/dac64.htm The one guy I talked to "Barry" has the Chord DAC 64 with the EAD U2000 and says he is actually thinking of getting rid of his LP's!!! And he's a hard-core tubes/vinyl guy :) That's what really makes me want to hear it... I think the Pioneer Stable Platter on the EAD and the smoothness of the Chord will pair very nicely.
buckingham OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 333 posts 02-20-2002 at 03:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mzn50, how did the Chord compare to the 27i? What were some of the major differences?
buckingham OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 333 posts 02-20-2002 at 01:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hey Bob, I've been looking online at the HDCD titles and to tell you the truth, there's not too much of a selection in my music tastes! From what I have heard, with the new upsampling DACs, normal cd's actually sound better than HDCD encoded discs.
buckingham OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 333 posts 02-21-2002 at 12:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Barry, can you describe the components in your system?
buckingham OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 333 posts 04-12-2002 at 02:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hey Barry, I read your comments on another thread about the EAD and Theta LD players. I totally believe you, but the EAD Ultradisk 2000 with the Jeff Rowland faceplate just looks so good! I'd really hate to see it go. As it is, the Pioneer stable platter transport that it uses is superior to many other transports that I've heard and I haven't had any reliability problems and it plays all CDR's!! The reason I'm attracted to the Wadia 301 is because it has digital volume control to go directly to power amps that don't kill the bits when the volume is reduced... I appreciate all your recommendation for DACs that would go well with the EAD U2000.

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