What should I do to improve my digital sound?


DAC or SACD??? Help
Is Musical Fidelity A324 the ansewer or MSB Link DAC III (with all the upgrades) or should I just get give up on CD's & get a SACD Sony SCD X-777ES ($1200 in NYC).

CD Player is Meridain 506.20
AMP is Audio Research VT100 MKII
Speakers are Pro Acs 2.5
Melos PreAmp SHA1
VPI Turntable Van den Hul MM2
McCormick Phono PreAmp.
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Showing 1 response by gajgmusic

I have the problem that my digital does not sound as good as my vinyl (system is listed) but have done a number of things that have been real improvements. Problem is it still isn't quite there and the tweaks may be system dependent. I have only listened to the meridian once so I can't comment on it in particular. It will also depend on how much you want to spend. DACs may be the way to go but you will need to figure in the cost of the cabling. The cord 64 dac has also gotten great links as has the platinum msb. With regards to sacd again it depends on what you want to spend but then you have to figure in software costs. As far as tweaks that might be cheap, simpe and effective first make sure it is well isolated (consider darumas, rollerblocks etc). Second consider optimizing the disc - eg vivid or other cd treatments, perhaps a ring mat. I am currently trying out a cd lathe - by audiodesk but have not made a final decision. Third look at your interconnects but this too can be expensive. Finally optimize the power cord but this too is expensive (it is very listener dependent). Hope this helps