Ruminations On CD Players
After multiple factory rebuilds, I'm ready to replace my twenty year old Arcam CD-73 CD player. I've looked through lists of recommended CD players in the $2000 range, and have noticed that some are all-inclusive while others have separate transports and DACs. Other than ease of replacement, what are the benefits of having the transport and DAC separate? Any recommendations on CD players in this price range? I only have music CDs so don't need anything that can do more than that.
Thanks,
John Cotner
New Ulm, MN
If you can stretch your budget, take the path of separate DAC and CD Transport. Not only this path would provide much superior Sound Quality, upgrade flexibility, it keeps a door open for Streaming in the future. For starters, consider Jay’s Audio Transport and one of many DAC’s offering from Denafrips. |
As far as supporting artists, one can still stream and continue to buy physical media. To @soix point, even if one’s been collecting physical media; there is so much music to explore out there. Those opposed to streaming are simply not keeping an open mind or content with repeated playback their music collection. |
I appreciate your sentiments but your argument doesn’t quite hold up here. Streaming is exactly akin to places like Borders but at much much larger scale. You may be lacking the physical touch, human interactions, ambiance of shopping music in a store but with Streaming, you are gaining huge library of music at a bargain price of one CD. I still buy CD and Vinyl but very selectively cause l like the enjoy the tactile experience. |
