itzhak1969
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| looking for the best cd transport only, without dac Belief me I do own McIntosh system and hi end cables that cost many times more than the CXC I ordered this transprt from my dealer without listening because at that time I couldn't afford to spend more and I was overwhelmed from it great capabil... | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio In our hobby the only factor that is matter is our hearing and no 'scientific' neither 'science' theory will tell me what is good or bad for my hi fi system, Of course there are many brands that are selling ridiculous price cables that not justify... | |
| looking for the best cd transport only, without dac Don’t consider regular CDP players as transport ! they are lousy as transport because their inner DAC adding jitter and noise. since you already have DAC you need pure CD transport without inner DAC uder $1000 the best option I can think of is the... | |
| Proac D48R I recommend you to change the stock metal jumpers for better quality ones as soon as the speakers arrive to you because they do degrade the sound severely also Proac speakers are known for their very long burn-in period allow about 500 hours befor... | |
| looking for the best cd transport only, without dac The PS Audio perfect wave is also a dvd player and can support other formats such as wav and DSD,instead of you if I am willing to spend around 2k I would prefer the PS over the neo 260d ,however if you are listening to cds only I would buy the CX... | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio I didn't say identical parts I said identical specifications, they will not sound the same that's for sure. | |
| looking for the best cd transport only, without dac When I bought the CXC I didn’t have much expectations due its very low price but from the first operating I was overwhelmed from its great capabilities to expose every detail from the cd and to do it with the most natural and musical manner. | |
| looking for the best cd transport only, without dac The CXC don't support SACD as all other pure CD transport don't do it as well but the major advantage of the CXC is that it can read hybrid CDs when almost all other CD transpots can support only red book CDs. | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio It’s really beyond me how can science measure things like brightness , seperation between instruments, soundstage quality, level of details act ?To say that all cables are the same is like saying for example that all power amplifications that sha... | |
| looking for the best cd transport only, without dac I owm the Cambridge Audio CXC excellent transport, great value for money. | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions If you don’t hear any difference returned it back !It happened to me in the past and I returned the dac to my dealer with no regrets and didn’t use dac anymore , however 3 years ago I bought the McIntosh d100 and wowwwww the effect was huge the dy... | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total I agree the CXC is a great transport I used it with my McIntosh DAC ,once I bought it it’s the first time that my CD collection come as close as possible to pure analog sound as my vinyl collection,of course there are better transports but you wil... | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio Why stop on cables ??? maybe all speakers , amplifiers, sources are the same why bother to waste money on expensive components ? Just buy stock cables and cheap hi fi system and you are all set...I didn’t read Mr. Russell artical and will not both... | |
| Please Recommend Transport + DAC for $5K total Just a correction the CXC has also optical output but the coax output in general is the best option between the two. Bellow 5k I can recommend the Mcintosh d150 a remarkable DAC ( with the CXC as a transport) it has the latest features, extremely ... | |
| CEC TL5 Belt Drive CD Transport @mofimadnessCan you be more specific why the CEC transports are so good ?What they do better than other transport? Isn't there mechanical issues with the belt drive ? Is it reliable over time ? |