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  Cambridge 840c or Pioneer PD-65/Benchmark DAC 1
This is to simplify a question forum I started earlier. I am considering trying to update my Pioneer Elite PD-65 player for some improvement. I am considering between selling it and buying a Cambridge 840c or keeping it as a transport and buying a Benchmark DAC-1 as the D/A converter. What would you do?
Fruff1976  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-28-08
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05-29-08   I have no experience with the benchmark dac. that being sai ...   Csericks

05-29-08   540c or 640c are very good for the money not sure about the ...   Audiojoy4

05-29-08   Neither, get a used bel canto dac2 for your pd-65. if you w ...   Rotarius

05-31-08   Seems that you can't find anyone that has experience with bo ...   Ludimagis

05-31-08   The 840 uses the analog devises dacs, 1 per channel.   Phill

05-31-08   Sorry about that, phill has it right, according to the cambr ...   Ludimagis

06-03-08   Anagram technologies   Vsfang

06-06-08   I had a benchmark. i think it was clearer than the cambridge ...   Gbmcleod

09-26-08   I just bought the benchmark dac to use with my oppo dvd play ...   Mjcmt

09-26-08   Mjcmt - another issue is being independent of transport. i ...   Kijanki

09-26-08   I use the 840c and its external dac with my sonos system. i ...   Beerad

09-26-08   Beerad - 384khz is really impressive but dacs have the lowes ...   Kijanki

09-26-08   They must have made a major flaw in design. it still sounds ...   Beerad

09-26-08   Kijanki it seems that the cheap dvd players are quite relia ...   Mjcmt

09-26-08   Cambridge has a link to a paper that discusses the merits of ...   Beerad

09-26-08: Mjcmt
Beerad,
One advantage the 840 will have over a cheap DVD player as a transport is that the 840 has a better transport w/ better PS for the transport. I would keep it.

I didn't want to spend that kind of money and I wanted a stand alone pro DAC for it's flexability down the road. The other DAC option for me was the Lavry DA10, but honestly the Bencmark matched the faceplate of my amp exactly.

Oppo 970($150) + used Benchmark($700) gets me close and I can watch movies too, plus I can upgrade to BluRay player or an original Rega Planet transport if I want to. Win Win for me.

Mjcmt  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


09-26-08   Beerad - i was not talking about upsampling but rather downl ...   Kijanki

09-26-08   Mjcmt - when you open your benchmark check op-amps manufactu ...   Kijanki

09-26-08   Kijanki, i was not refering to a design flaw in benchmarks p ...   Beerad

10-07-08   Kijanki, my dac1 is the newest version with the texas instu ...   Mjcmt

10-07-08   Mjcmt - i also enjoy dac1 as a preamp but connected to class ...   Kijanki

10-07-08   I have seriously considered a class d amp. some recommend th ...   Mjcmt

10-07-08   Mjcmt - dac1 with tube gear is a great combination according ...   Kijanki


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