Musical Fidelity CD-Pre24 Opinion


Anyone have any experience with this box? Seems like an odeal combination of a transport, DAC and preamp. My main concern is with the whole SACD/DVD-A debate. I don't want to invest in a new trasport until the smoke clears since I don't upgrade very often.
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IMHO, you should get the BEST redbook player you can afford. There are some issues with alternative formats. First, SACD/DVD-A really sound great with titles recorded in those formats. However, most of the titles currently on SACD/DVD-A were recorded in the PCM format and, to my ears anyway, don't sound much better than remastered CDs or XRCDs played on a great redbook player.

Second, most of your collection is probably comprised of redbook CDs. Do you really plan on replacing your entire collection with SACD/DVD-A? Another problem is that a great many redbook titles are not and may never be available on SACD/DVD-A.

Third, I've not been too impressed with the redbook performance of combination CD/SACD machines.

Seems to me that a killer, dedicated redbook player is the way to go ... and, if you want SACD/DVD-A, get a cheap one for those formats.
I've got an entire rig of MF gear and love the sound as well. Personally, I would go for separates rather than the CD-Pre24. If you like MF, the A308 series is great.