cafedelmike
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| Law Of Diminishing Returns? At the lower end of decent hifi there most certainly is a law of diminishing returns in my opinion. To get a decent sounding set of speakers you need to pay around 1k GBP second hand and probably half that per each other component. Above that you ... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl Loved every minute of this thread. I can't believe how many people have missed the humour in it. Top and bottom of it all is either format can be truly excellent if you buy the right gear. Great Post buddy! | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? I can't see any picture on my smartphone unfortunately but I get what you mean. I've had a response from Deco audio and they say they can't find anything wrong with it which is very frustrating because the grating noise was very obvious to me and ... | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? OK well I've no idea if they can or whether he was mistaken that parts are still available so who knows. If it has to be binned after spending on postage and new optical I'll be a bit upset but I'm sure it wouldn't have been intentional. I'll just... | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? Hmm OK that doesn't sound promising. Peter at Deco audio said the parts were still available so I'll be pretty annoyed if I've sent it away for no reason. It still works as it is just not as well as it should. Time will tell then eh. | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? Thank you. I'm sure there are many fine DACs out there and although I am on a budget, I'll certainly stretch for the finer gear if I think it's worth it. Streaming services are not really an option for me because the music I play is a bit too unde... | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? Unfortunately due to where I live it's unlikely I'd be able to try out any gear before buying so I'm relying solely on reviews and like minded fellows to guide me. I took a punt on the Ifi zen one signature for playing files from my phone and it i... | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? Yes I was looking at the audiolab 6000 transport. Its a little pricey at 400GBP but has very good reviews. The DAC is another question entirely though. I quite like the burr brown DAC in the Ifi signature but not sure if it's as good as the cd23 r... | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? No it can't be used as a DAC unfortunately as it only has digital out otherwise I'd ignore the transport side of it. That was one of my first thoughts but it's just too old. | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? Thank you, that's a very note worthy reply. I did think it was a bit special... I'll see what the repair estimate comes back as and make a decision from there. | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? Cool, you know where I'm coming from then! Probably ought to ditch it but it sounds so good... | |
| Arcam CD23 worth saving? Yes it's certainly got the ring DAC, that's what makes it a little special. I must admit I do like the new Ifi audio burr brown signature DACs sound so I'm thinking of potentially buying a transport and a separate DAC. I also like the new ESS Sabr... |