Retired and happy to stick with the humble CD they sound Ok to me in my Naim CD555DR.
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Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners?
I want to upgrade my digital side … (currently Bluesound Vault 2i feeding the DAC of Oppo 105) … plan to spend around $2k … since I’ve ripped all my CDs to the Vault, thinking of spending it all on a DAC, and retire/sell the Oppo while it still has some value. I do have a few older CDPs I could retain as backup, but not sure why I would ever need.
Alternatively, was considering a better combined CDP/DAC like a newer Marantz or Yamaha … upgrades DAC performance some, and a reliable spinner for quite a few more years … but I have very few SACDs, so feeling like this would be the tail wagging the dog.
In what direction have you been migrating?
Alternatively, was considering a better combined CDP/DAC like a newer Marantz or Yamaha … upgrades DAC performance some, and a reliable spinner for quite a few more years … but I have very few SACDs, so feeling like this would be the tail wagging the dog.
In what direction have you been migrating?
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Retired and happy to stick with the humble CD they sound Ok to me in my Naim CD555DR. Nothing wrong with that Naim, about as good as you’ll get for a one box player, best Multibit R2R dac chip, with last best HDCD chip and the transport’s no slouch either, but the laser will be a problem come replacement time. R2R Dac-PCM1704 – HDCD-PMD200 Laser- Philips CD-Pro 2M Cheers George |
Oh man, physical music collections are so quaint. Roon with Tidal and Qobuz let me explore new music EVERY DAY. My musical knowledge is growing so quickly these days. New, old, whatever. Incredible sound quality if you invest in a good digital setup. Why would I want to be a slave to my very finite collection? Sometimes I listen to random tracks, sometimes whole albums, it’s all good! Bonus feature: a lot less non-recyclable plastic garbage in my house. |
And they sound better than that compressed stuff that’s streamed or downloaded, but hey your right, it is good for ipods/earphones/car/ and background dinner music (remember "dynamics" if you have no quite notes you can’t have any loud notes to startle you) https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cd-quality-versus-streaming-quality/post?postid=2216248#22162... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gmex_4hreQ&ab_channel=MattMayfieldMusic Cheers George |
No I still love albums, cds, and sacds. It gives me pride of ownership, something tangible. I’ve ripped cds and bought digital files and they don’t seem to sound the same. It’s probably me. Also I find myself not playing them as often. That being said, my preparations for the future have been to go with a separate transport and DAC. With my McIntosh MCT 500 transport I can also play usb files, just plug in a flash drive loaded with dsd files or whatever. So that make me happy. |
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