i say go with a cal tube dac. good and not very expensive. this will add a great deal of flexibility in future upgrades. i think the cal will add some synergy to your current system. (there are a lot of other good dacs out there too!)
Which CD Player /DAC From The Following...
Hey. I'm gonna purchase a used CD player / DAC shortly and would like to hear people's experience with the following players:
CAL Icon mkII
CAL CL-5
Cambridge Audio D500se
Denon 1650AR
I've only heard the Icon player because I know someone who has it and I like it but I don't have the ability to demo any of those players and almost always buy used so I can sell it if I don't like it. I was also considering getting one of the CAL DACs and leaving my Sony CDP-CA9ES as the transport.
System is Rotel Pre, Adcom amp, Thiel 1.5s, MIT cabling.
Whachya think?
Thanks! leo.
CAL Icon mkII
CAL CL-5
Cambridge Audio D500se
Denon 1650AR
I've only heard the Icon player because I know someone who has it and I like it but I don't have the ability to demo any of those players and almost always buy used so I can sell it if I don't like it. I was also considering getting one of the CAL DACs and leaving my Sony CDP-CA9ES as the transport.
System is Rotel Pre, Adcom amp, Thiel 1.5s, MIT cabling.
Whachya think?
Thanks! leo.