CD/ SACD advice needed
Hi have a McIntosh system with a Mc CD player that has a hard time reading disks. I'm thinking of adding an SACD transport and leveraging the nice DAC DA2 in my Mc integrated amp. Can I buy a less expensive CD player like the Arcam CDS50 and expect excellent sound because of the Mc DAC? Or would upgrading to a new Mac SACD/ CD player just sound alot better. It would be using the same DAC in my integrated amp.
Thanks!
I use a $700-$900 device called a D.BOB that can decode DSD into my external DAC, a Schitt Yggi+ LM. I have a used ratty $200 Oppo BluRay player to send DSD or PCM via HDMI to the D.BOB. Sounds pretty fine to my ears. I used to own one of the very best SACD players ever made. A Sony SCD-1 that was made even better (especially SACD’s) via Vacuum State mods. The D.BOB does some things better and the SCD-1 others. Both are great and I have no interest in a more expensive and newer SACD player.
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This is what I posted about above. I paid $700. It is DSD out from the OPPO player into your DAC via the D.BOB. Amazon.com: GeerFab Audio - D.BOB Digital Breakout Box : Electronics I got it from Uptown Audio in Los Angeles. GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital BreakOut Box – Upscale Audio
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