Advice on source needed
I’d appreciate if more experienced members could give me their opinions about my next purchase.
I have finally decided to upgrade my source. My dilemma, not original at all, is to DAC or not to DAC.
My system:
Musical fidelity A3.2 CD
VTL 5.5
VTL ST-150
Thiels 2.4
Power by Shunyata
Signal cables by Transparent
I find MF CD to be ok with genres like pop and rock but most of the time I listen to classical music and that’s where MF has been failing me.
Ideally, I’d like to get a DAC as I am planning on purchasing squeezebox in the near future and DAC would complement it very well, I believe.
My budget: ~1.5 K used or new.
DACs I’ve been considering: Benchmark or Bel Canto dac3
CD players: Rega Saturn, Ayre cx7e, Marantz SA11
My main question: is buying a dac going to work well if I keep MF CD as transport or that is not going to offer any significant improvement? I will consider other brands and models but would rather stick to well known ones.
Thank you for your opinions and advice!
I have finally decided to upgrade my source. My dilemma, not original at all, is to DAC or not to DAC.
My system:
Musical fidelity A3.2 CD
VTL 5.5
VTL ST-150
Thiels 2.4
Power by Shunyata
Signal cables by Transparent
I find MF CD to be ok with genres like pop and rock but most of the time I listen to classical music and that’s where MF has been failing me.
Ideally, I’d like to get a DAC as I am planning on purchasing squeezebox in the near future and DAC would complement it very well, I believe.
My budget: ~1.5 K used or new.
DACs I’ve been considering: Benchmark or Bel Canto dac3
CD players: Rega Saturn, Ayre cx7e, Marantz SA11
My main question: is buying a dac going to work well if I keep MF CD as transport or that is not going to offer any significant improvement? I will consider other brands and models but would rather stick to well known ones.
Thank you for your opinions and advice!