2. best-of
  3. 1023306442

CD Player Connected Directly to Amp

I have an Ayre amp hooked up to a set of Maggies just recently moved from my main system creating a second system. Since I only want to play CD's on it I want to find a CD player I can hook directly to the amp. I know Wadia and Proceed can but would like to find other options and opinions. Any advice would be helpful! Thanks!
stenersr
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
Do a search this is the most common question asked here at audiogon. ~Tim
hellosimplymusic
70 posts
 
Muse Thalia.
It's one of the only players out there that has an ANALOG volume control.
Controlling the attenuation in the digital domain is about the worse way you can do it (ala WADIA).
You throw away bits to lower volume and restore them to increase it.
This is why you will find DACs/Players that do this in the digital domain sound best at higher volumes, and as some have found, they sound best with the output turned all the way up, and then run through a pre amp, therefore defeating the entire purpose of having a volume control.

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?dddgtlplay&1026297770

Brian@Hello.lt
twl
3,251 posts
 
Check with Rick Schultz(EVS) about his outboard inline attenuators. This will open up your CD player options to the ones without an attenuator.
dearle
38 posts
 
Check out the Levinson 39. It also has a volume control that operates in the analog domain. In addition, it also offers some limited digital inputs for other devices. I am using a 39 running directly into a Mcintosh MC202 with balanced cables. In many ways this is close to tube sound with solid state and digital.
More to discover