There is no comparison. It's like comparing my 1987 20MHZ computer with a 20Mb Hard Drive and 640 KB RAM to my 1.7 GHZ computer today. Digital technology improves exponentially. Buy someting made in the last few years with at least 20bit DACs for the best results.
How good is 8000 dollar Sony Dac transport from 89
Hi, how do top of the line digital stuff from the late 80s and early 90s compare to stuff today. How do Dacs Transports and CD Players from back then compare to now? Take the Sony CDP-R1/DAS-R1 combo. This combo is so built. Here's a pic. http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?dgtlplay&1041205781