cvman
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| Higher End DACs Given the cost of the MSB or dCS for their D/A performance, You can't overlook the Emm DA2 as another potential candidate given its value of ~$13k in the after market relative to reviews. | |
| Higher End DACs ufguy73 raises and interesting question. How much difference rides on the FPGA program or DAC itself vs the quality of components (power supply, circuit design, etc) by manufacturer. PS Audio is a good example of continued refinement just based on... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? The availability of spare parts or replacement lasers /drive transports for many high end CD players is a real risk. I would guess few want to spend big bucks (> $5k) on potential "boat anchors". Esoteric won't sell replacement drives to previo... | |
| Higher End DACs Its a bit more coin, but the Emm Labs DA2 v2 gets a lot of review accolades for being one of the most analog sounding DACs in the market. | |
| MORE Esoteric problems I wonder if this is having spill over effect? I noticed a spike in Emm Labs XDS1's being offered for sale. Emm used to source Esoteric drives for these units and TSDX, which now has stopped. Not certain what back up they have but possibly not bei... | |
| Should I still buy a CD player? Suggest one? If you don’t replace the CD’s or vinyl, streaming is the most logical path. The debate is whether streaming is as good as direct source play depending on system components and sources. It also depends on how much you want to invest in system compo... | |
| PS Audio's DSD Windom Firmware Update! Any updates on performance now, especially if reading source CD info directly via transport vs ripped or streamed media? | |
| SACD or not Agree that Cary 306's or Pro's are still great players for Redbook CD. PS Audio Directstream may be the best value in two box systems for either SACD or Redbook CD for the money else you start venturing into EMM Labs or Esoteric costs(>$10K). | |
| Cary 306 Professional vs. Marantz SA11S3 Try ebay for laser repalcementhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Cary-Audio-CD-306-SACD-306-SACD-PRO-303T-SACD-complete-transport-assembly-/... | |
| If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money Yes, but what dac to get that Linn CD12 or Naim CD555 performance? | |
| Music Server vs CD Stick with CD. | |
| Anything wrong with PS Audio DirectStream DACs? It seems to work for Microsoft! Lol. | |
| What Are The Best DAC/Preamps Out There? Sorry, scratch the ML as only has one set of outputs. | |
| What Are The Best DAC/Preamps Out There? ML 526 | |
| Levinson 39 vs Bricasti M1 I believe that the later 39 models have PCM1704 dac chips, so they are very good in their own right. |