DAC or CD PLAYER?...again



I have a Manley Stingray II amp and a new pair of Merlin TSM-XMr's coming soon. I was getting close to buying a Rega Apollo CD player, new or used. Now I'm wondering if I should use my 250 dollar Oppo CD player as a transport and add something like a Dacmagic. Then I can also run a laptop with music files and such.

But the bottom line is whether the Oppo and a 400-600 dollar DAC will be as good as the Rega Apollo or other good CD player in that range.

After liking the cheaper Oppo over a modded Jolida CDP, I'm not ready to pull out any big bucks for a CD player, but I'd like something fairly good out of the gate while I break the new system in.

Thoughts?

Rob
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Showing 1 response by mrklas

I would enter the world of streaming bersus get a CD transport. 
One way to start is Bluesound Node 2i - stream or connect it to your NAS or laptop. It has a basic DAC and you can upgrade with an external DAC in the future. 
The support and app ease of use is excellent- I use an iPad to control my digital music with my server or Tidal.