Really enjoy my Cambridge 851C. Great Player and I suspect it will sound better own its own rather than the DAC in your Cary but who knows.
CD player or CD transport ??
Hey All.... I'm looking to upgrade my CD playback by moving the duties from my Oppo player to a stand alone CD player.. It'll be connected to a pre-amp/processor before it hits the amplifier.. So my question is am I better off using the money to get an upper tier transport and relying on the DSP/DAC in the processor (currently Cary Audio Cinema12) or better to get a CD player because of the synergy that might occur in the design the maker made in the assembly/design of the unit ? I'm assuming the transport does no processing and only delivers the signal picked up from the CD... I have about the $2000 range... Any suggestions on which model in the budget ? I prefer it can do SACD too... Thanks
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Totally agree with mattmiller. There are many variables in a transport to DAC setup. A dedicated CDP in the $2000 range would be designed with a high quality DAC, transport, isolation, and master clock. The clock plays such an important role, since it is responsible for jitter reduction. A used Ayre should be at the top of your list. Folks around here seem to like Marantz for SACD/CD. There is a Marantz Reference for sale currently... https://www.audiogon.com/listings/cd-sacd-players-marantz-sa-11s2-sacd-player-2016-02-22-digital-037... |
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