russelk;356631 Wrote: > The Arcam receivers are very highly regarded over here for their > 2-channel abilities, so I don't find the idea of one being used as a > DAC quite so ridiculous. One could argue that Arcam has considerably > more experience with DAC implementation (and audiophile electronics in > general) than Slim Devices does. Sure, one could argue. Nevertheless, the AVR-300 that I owned for a couple of years, has a dac which comes barely at the level of a Cambridge 540C CD player. It's a bit lower than the latter, in fact. So, the myth that says that Arcam A/V receivers are more "hi-fi" than other A/V equipment is just that: a myth. The Arcam AVR internal dacs are not at the level of my Denon 3808 ones, let alone a dedicated 1500$-dac. And I definitely doubt it's as good as the Transporter's internal dac (but I haven't personnally tested a TP in good conditions to assure you about it).
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