jh901 wrote: > the top digital players are manufactured by dcs and their "ring dac" is > pretty much the king. For redbook only, the naim cd-555 is world class. > Those and many, many other players (excluding the many outboard dacs) > have sound quality that will surpass the sound quality of the > transporter by a huge margin. Here's a shortlist: > > > Dcs "ring dac" (scarlatti, paganini, debussy, puccini) > naim dac (cd-555) > ch precision c1 dac > apl dac-m (designer: Alex peychev) > light harmonic da vinci > playback designs mpd-5 > msb diamond dac iv > emm labs dac2 > burmester (069, 089, 113) > wadia 9 series > audio research reference dac > simaudio 750d (built in transport but mainly a dac) > zanden 5000s > > > note that the next level down includes players such as the cary 306 sacd > pro, which is now my reference player. The leap in sound quality over > the transporter was shocking. My speakers are very high resolution, so > that's part of the equation, but nonetheless i would not have recognized > the sound of my system by ear with the cary replacing the transporter. > And that's no hyperbole. Anyone who suggests that dacs sound pretty > much the same either (a) have never heard a great one (b) have other > weak links in their chain (c) have such a poor set up that no system > will sound good or (d) have limitations with hearing. There's a good > reason why many seeking the very best pay $5, 10, 20 thousand or even > much more for a digital front end. > > Note that dcs is set to release vivaldi soon. Priced at over $100 > thousand. I'm betting it will be worth it for those with "statement" > speakers and amplification.
[b]do we miss in this list the esoteric k01 ? ANY CLUE WHETHER ANY ON THE LIST SHINES OUT ABOVE ALL IN TERM OF RESOLUTION AND STILL JOY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STARSTERN's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
