sudhirbhosale
Active Member
Hi all
Recently I bought non-pricey TEAC CD player 1160 as I wanted to test the improvement in SQ of CDP over my Pioneer DVDp. Looking at results I think its worth to spend more in CDP as I hve good CD collection.
Now I have two options and not able to decide quickly.
Option 1 - Invest <=20K:
Invest in budget DAC (Dacmagic, Modi 2 Uber, SMSL Sanskrit) and Use digital out from TEAC player and connect to DAC.
Benefit - May not get outdated soon, USB connectivity, can sell easily while upgrading further, more freedom wrt connectivity
Option 2 - Invest 25 - 40K:
Buy entry/mid level CDP i.e. CA CD10, CA Azur651, Marantz CD5005, CD6004
Benefit - Cant think much ...... May be some models can play FLAC
My questions:
1. Does budget DAC gives better quality than entry/mid level CDP?
2. There is no much difference between above mentioned CDPs and budget DAC?
3. Is it OK to use cheap CDP just as pickup?
Thanks
Recently I bought non-pricey TEAC CD player 1160 as I wanted to test the improvement in SQ of CDP over my Pioneer DVDp. Looking at results I think its worth to spend more in CDP as I hve good CD collection.
Now I have two options and not able to decide quickly.
Option 1 - Invest <=20K:
Invest in budget DAC (Dacmagic, Modi 2 Uber, SMSL Sanskrit) and Use digital out from TEAC player and connect to DAC.
Benefit - May not get outdated soon, USB connectivity, can sell easily while upgrading further, more freedom wrt connectivity
Option 2 - Invest 25 - 40K:
Buy entry/mid level CDP i.e. CA CD10, CA Azur651, Marantz CD5005, CD6004
Benefit - Cant think much ...... May be some models can play FLAC
My questions:
1. Does budget DAC gives better quality than entry/mid level CDP?
2. There is no much difference between above mentioned CDPs and budget DAC?
3. Is it OK to use cheap CDP just as pickup?
Thanks