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| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Pettyofficer. I listened to Joni Mitchell's Blue album last night and that sounded very good. The pressing of For the Roses was done in Germany by Record Service GMBH, Alsdorf. It did not list a pressing date, only mentioning it was a remaster of ... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC It’s been almost two days having the Marantz Ruby CD/SACD player installed in the system. Even right out of the box the player has been impressive, and performing exactly as described by those of you who have one indicated it would. It has particu... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Thanks sebrof. I'll take a look at the manual right now and turn off anything not going to be used when setting the Ruby up after it arrives tomorrow. I didn't know the Ruby had a headphone amp. I should try plugging in my old Pioneer headphones (... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Nice to hear from you again pettyofficer. Funny you mentioned those blue lights. Is there a switch to turn them off? There's a small blue LED light on my Shunyata Hydra Denali Power Conditioner that's like an eye piercing strobe light. God knows ... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Thank you sebrof and jafant. Once the new Ruby CD/SACD gets burnt in a bit I'll let you all know how it's doing in contrast with the 8005. I sure hope it sounds better. Mike | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Well, they listed another open box Marantz Ruby KI CD player at Music Direct for $800 off list, so I took the plunge. Hopefully it will sound significantly better than my Marantz SA-8005. I was checking on the price of the Luxman D-05u, but Music ... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Thank you again twoleftears. You’ve provided a wealth if information. I’ll look up the Simaudio and Bryston BCD offerings you mentioned too while further researching this topic.Mike | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Twoleftears, I’ve been coming to the same conclusion after re-reading everyone’s input. I still have to research the Bryston units, and got the impression from pettyofficers post the part situation for the Esoteric units, good as they might be, ma... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC meschi, several of you have mentioned the R2R DAC so far, so it is definitely on my radar. Thanks for your suggestion. Maybe I should think more about separates, although I have been trying to get away from them, evidenced by my using an integrat... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Pettyofficer, I’m only going to purchase new equipment for the reasons you stated. I’ll see about tracking down the Diane Krall releases you mentioned and play them at home in either format, and take to them to any stores I go to to similarly demo... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Thank you very much, pettyofficer, for your detailed description on how your Marantz Ruby performs. That's just the kind of information that I'm looking for.. You got a good price on your's too. I will definitely audition one of the Ruby's when it... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Thanks for the advice soix. I’ve not been convinced of the efficacy of pricey cables, yet was afraid to go with inexpensive ones for for fear of denigrating the rest of my system, which I did pay dearly for. If I was independently wealthy I wouldn... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC Thanks for your recommendation of the Marantz SA-11S3, stjm. I looked it up and read an Absolute Sound review of this player. The reviewer seemed to like it as much as you. I'd be interested in what differentiated the different Marantz CD players ... | |
| New member - Dahlquist DQ10 questions If you happen to want to make your own stands, below are some dimensions for making them obtained from Regnar, years ago. I finally retired my DQ10’s this past year after 40 years of faithful service, passing them on to a neighbor. DQ-10 Stand Dim... | |
| Upgrading a CD/SACD player with integral DAC You’re no doubt right soix2. I did purchase the Marantz SA8005 for my old system. It’s the last holdover. I have read some good things about the R2R DACs, but am really hesitant to buy a DAC as a separate. The extra cables to connect it in would ... |