selfdivider;256802 Wrote: > Hi. My 1st post here! I'm building a fairly hi-fi system (either Leben > CS600 integrated or Pathos Classic MK III for amp, Devore Super 8 > speakers) and was looking to purchase a CD player. I also purchased a > SB3 last month (not hooked up to anything yet), and I wanted to use a > CD player as its DAC rather than going through a stand-alone DAC, like > Benchmark or Bel Canto. I don't know if that's such a good move, but I > believe that the lesser interconnects, the better the SQ... which is > also the reason why I'm going the route of integrated amp rather than > the separates. > > Anyways, can you recommend some great CD players with digital input so > that I might use it as DAC for the Squeezebox? I'm already looking to > try the Cambridge Audio 840C, of which DAC I'm told is excellent. I > also heard good things about Luxman and Accuphase models (which would > pair perfectly with the Leben amp should I decide that over the > Pathos.) > > I'd appreciate any recommendation/solution. Thanks!
I really like your choice of the 840C as an external DAC. Its technical specs are fantastic. It has dual Analogue Device's DACs which are way better than the single DAC included in the SB3 or even the Transporter. It upsamples to 384kHz/24-bit which is exceptional, and it has a heavy duty power supply. All that for $500 less than a Transporter and it includes and excellent CD Transport. Although one of the purposes of going to streaming media is to obsolete the need for a CD player, I think most people still want to keep a CD player around, even if they use it less. Great value, and a smart purchase in my opinion. -- BetterDAC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BetterDAC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14931 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42020 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
